as in yacht
a boat equipped with one or more sails
we went sailing on the secluded lake in a little two-person dinghy
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Recent Examples of dinghy
As the dinghy docks at Muara Angke, a slum perched on the northern shore of Indonesia’s sprawling capital, Prabowo, 72, clambers onto land and plunges into a cheering crowd, shaking hands and kissing babies.
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Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
After a hearty lunch, a dinghy ferried me back to the Dream Baliceaux.
—Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2024
But the commission soon responded, banning dinghies and imposing a big fine for violators.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Yet the design also includes a dinghy bay, a heliport, a car garage, and even an underwater escape pod for Bond-like exits.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 June 2024
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Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
After a hearty lunch, a dinghy ferried me back to the Dream Baliceaux.
—Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2024
But the commission soon responded, banning dinghies and imposing a big fine for violators.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Yet the design also includes a dinghy bay, a heliport, a car garage, and even an underwater escape pod for Bond-like exits.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for dinghy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinghy
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Iowa played summer exhibition games in Italy and Croatia, and with the help of name, image, and likeness (NIL) sponsorship money from brands like Nike, Buick, and the midwestern grocery chain Hy-Vee, Clark treated her teammates to a yacht outing in the Adriatic.Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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The yacht was built by Turkish shipyard AvA Yachts.Katia Damborsky, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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With just 54 cabins and suites in a space that would typically see 200, the new vessel will be primarily sold for full ship charters.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Now, sailors can jump aboard any of our ships, across an endless variety of exciting destinations for an entire year.Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yet there’s a happy ending for this sonic schooner: Following the conversation, Fagen’s manager granted Yacht Rock the use of six Steely Dan songs.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Its story began in 1965, when a Texas oil executive named Johnno Jackson and his wife, Helen, were sailing the South Pacific on their schooner, the New Moon.Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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Twenty men on Maynard’s sloop died, and Blackbeard presumed the rest of the crew dead.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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The performance sloop will showcase the Brit’s signature contemporary styling, with a reverse bow for maximum waterline length and a sleek hull for effortless cruising.Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
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This desk can provide everything From snorkeling to sailboats, and all non-motorized water sports are free to guests.Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday that its Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko frigates fired hypersonic Zircon missiles, the submarine Novorossiysk launched a Kalibr cruise missile and an Onyx cruise missile was launched from the Mediterranean coast.Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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The main warship in the Russian deployment is the Admiral Gorshkov, a state-of-the-art frigate that is the lead ship in a new class of six combat vessels Moscow has commissioned through 2025.Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
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“Dinghy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinghy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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