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# dinghy

noun (a dinghy, dinghies)

«dinghy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small open boat, rowed with oars or sailed, often used to get from a bigger boat to the shore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/#m1)
2. A small rubber boat that you blow up with air, used for fun or in an emergency (an inflatable dinghy). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories about the sea, lakes and holidays a dinghy is the little boat people row or sail; in safety lessons it is the life raft or rescue boat; in maths problems a dinghy may hold a few people or travel a distance. Phrases: «row the dinghy», «sailing dinghy», «rubber dinghy», «tow a dinghy».

### Examples

- We rowed the dinghy across the harbour to the yacht. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/#x1)
- Dad blew up the rubber dinghy on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/#x2)
- The sailing club teaches children to sail a dinghy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/#x3)
- A dinghy can hold 4 people; how many dinghies do 12 people need? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/#x4)
- Always wear a life jacket in a dinghy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/#x5)
- The dinghy tipped over and we got soaking wet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/#x6)
- The big boat towed a little dinghy behind it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/#x7)
- It was the pirate dinghy, with three figures in her, Smee and Starkey, and the third a captive, no other than Tiger Lily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/#x8)

### Note

Countable: one dinghy, two dinghies (y changes to ies). Say «DING-ee» or «DING-gee». Do not confuse with «dingy» (dark and dirty, said «DIN-jee»). A dinghy is small; a ship is big. In maths, «each dinghy holds n people» means divide the people by n and round up for the number of boats.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dinghy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dinghy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dinghy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dinghy.html) on Mova free.