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dinghy

[ding-gee] / ˈdɪŋ gi /
NOUN
boat
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Tajik Mohammad, 32, had been piloting an overcrowded dinghy across the English Channel in poor weather conditions on 17 January.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Russian rapper Yegor Krid dialed a friend as he relaxed on a floating dinghy in a music clip released last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

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

Lucky for us, the storm blew through swiftly, the rain quit, and the dinghy didn’t sink.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen




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