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din⋅ghy
[ding-gee] 
–noun, plural -ghies.
| 1. | any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, esp. a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor. |
| 2. | a boat used by warships, having four single-banked oars and a spritsail. |
| 3. | any of various rowing or sailing boats used in sheltered waters along the Indian coasts to transport passengers and freight. |
| 4. | an inflatable life raft. |
Origin:
1785–95; < Bengali diṅgi, Hindi ḍiṅgī, dim. of ḍiṅgā boat
1785–95; < Bengali diṅgi, Hindi ḍiṅgī, dim. of ḍiṅgā boat
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| din·ghy (dĭng'ē) n. pl. din·ghies
[Hindi ḍiṁgī, variant of ḍeṁgī, ḍeṁgā, float, raft.] |
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dinghy
1810, from Hindi dingi "small boat," perhaps from Skt. drona-m "wooden trough," related to dru-s "wood, tree."
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Language Translation for : dinghy
Spanish:
lancha neumática,
German:
das Beiboot,
Japanese:
積載ボート
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