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dinghy

[ding-gee] / ˈdɪŋ gi /
NOUN
boat
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An elite dinghy racer in his youth, he gave the Cup a whirl in 1974 on Mariner, a vessel he claimed would be an innovative breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The colonizers, four Chagossians aged 31 to 72, clambered aboard a dinghy and came ashore, waving British and American flags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Survivors told IOM that the rubber dinghy had departed at around 23:00 local time from al-Zawiya, west of Tripoli.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

A photograph of the aftermath of the operation obtained by the BBC shows a number of men - apparently people-smugglers - on an inflatable dinghy with the police launch alongside.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

He turned to look and saw, only just visible through the wet gray air, a man in a dinghy rowing hard towards them.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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