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dinghy

[ding-gee] / ˈdɪŋ gi /
NOUN
boat
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Chinese dissident Dong Guangping reached South Korea in a rubber dinghy after a 30-hour journey, facing immigration charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

Twenty-two migrants have died off the Greek coast after spending six days in a dinghy bound for Europe, the Greek coastguard has said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Malcolm could see that the dinghy was an unhandy vessel, by no means as swift and easy through the water as La Belle Sauvage.

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




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