[ding-gee] 
| 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. |
| din·ghy (dĭng'ē) n. pl. din·ghies
[Hindi ḍiṁgī, variant of ḍeṁgī, ḍeṁgā, float, raft.] |