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
But the commission soon responded, banning dinghies and imposing a big fine for violators.
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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
Yale Stuart McNay, competing in his fifth consecutive Olympics, and his teammate Lara Dallman-Weiss finished 13th after a series of eight races in the mixed dinghy division.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
The men’s and women’s dinghy medal races were already delayed on Tuesday because of the lack of wind.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
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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
Yale Stuart McNay, competing in his fifth consecutive Olympics, and his teammate Lara Dallman-Weiss finished 13th after a series of eight races in the mixed dinghy division.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
The men’s and women’s dinghy medal races were already delayed on Tuesday because of the lack of wind.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinghy
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In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Then Kendall Jenner was photographed reading Babitz on a yacht, and she was name-checked — twice — on the Gossip Girl reboot.Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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During the rapprochement between China and the United States in the 1970s (which followed the split between China and the Soviet Union), North Korea hosted Soviet naval ships in its ports and allowed Soviet fighter jets to enter North Korean airspace.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Officials received spa treatments, top-shelf alcohol, designer handbags, leather goods, designer furniture, watches, fountain pens, ornamental swords and handmade ship models, according to court documents.Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 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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This July 2023 photo provided by State Historical Society of Wisconsin shows the schooner Trinidad's wheel.CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 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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The first was a 131-foot sloop, which Walker replaced five years later with a 171-footer.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
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Ali Ahn never expected to be doing one of the most important auditions of her career from the galley of a sailboat.Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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The crew arrived in the nick of time because the man's sailboat became disabled and began taking on water off the Florida coast in Sanibel Island.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Russian vessels consisted of two submarines, a frigate and tug boat, the Coast Guard said.CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Its maritime arm dispatched frigates and corvettes to patrol the coastal waters with little event.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Dinghy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinghy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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