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dinghy

[ding-gee] / ˈdɪŋ gi /
NOUN
boat
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Omar Heidari, a 34-year-old Afghan national who steered a dinghy carrying 95 people to the UK in June, has been jailed for two years.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Meanwhile, 13 children were aboard the overcrowded dinghy piloted by Yuk two days earlier - some of whom were not wearing life jackets.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

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

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

When he saw them he was to get in the dinghy and row to them.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

Previously the French authorities allowed most dinghies to head towards the UK once they had launched, because of the risk of intercepting them in deep water, while loaded with people.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

On the park's website, the authority said visitors must not enter the water at any time, which includes using kayaks, canoes, paddle boards and dinghies.

From BBC May 26, 2026

Yet Iran primarily sets mines using frogmen on small boats that resemble ordinary fishing vessels, an informal maritime militia of dinghies that is virtually impossible to identify and eliminate.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

Many of those arrived in the country illegally on small dinghies across the English Channel from France.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

I can see Hansa, merchant ships, old fishing boats, trawlers, and even dinghies that have brought fleeing people from the nearby lagoon.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys




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