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dinghy

noun

ˈdiŋ-ē

Definition of dinghy

as in yacht

a boat equipped with one or more sails we went sailing on the secluded lake in a little two-person dinghy

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Recent Examples of dinghy His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies. — ABC News, 23 June 2026 When the Resolution had arrived at Tanna, Cook had followed his usual practice and drawn two lines in the sand to mark out an area which the crew would use for landing their dinghies. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Producers like Shungu, QThree, Mike Shabb, and Elsesser himself let their legato phrases repeat ad infinitum, gently bobbing like a dinghy in agitated waters. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026 The Coast Guard Investigative Services also transferred custody of the Hookers' dinghy from the Bahamas to the United States, according to the statement. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinghy

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Noun

In a matter of years, Kapoor went from owning a multimillion-dollar home in Cocoplum and captaining a 68-foot yacht to living in federal custody.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
The screens are connected to cameras around the yacht that convert the walls from display to giant virtual windows at the touch of a button.

— Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of yacht

Noun

The ambassador, a 69-year-old Texan billionaire, insisted on installing it, to have a place for the ship owner’s family to hang out, maybe flip an omelet for themselves.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Since then, Iran has resumed attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the US has reinstated its naval blockade of Iranian ports.

— Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

Sailing aboard a 30-foot sloop on Acapulco Bay, Henry Kissinger kept a protective arm around his new wife, as a motorboat filled with the press corps followed.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Just two days after the Hannah was underway, her crew captured the Unity, a sloop loaded with naval stores and lumber, supplies sorely needed by British forces in Boston.

— Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026

Definition of sloop

Noun

The frigate also carried out replenishment exercises at sea, helicopter take-off and landing drills and damage-control training designed to prepare its crew for emergencies during combat.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Zelenskyy, who did not mention grain terminals, said Russia's Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates, a large landing ship, a corvette, and other vessels were struck in the attack.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of frigate

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