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How to use dinghy in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun, verb

Dinghy means a small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship. Example: “The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.”

Examples of dinghy by meaning

nounA small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

  • The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed.1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick

More sentences with dinghy

  • The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.From the entry overwhelm
  • We navigated to France in the dinghy.From the entry navigate
  • Another time, Tony Hooper and I crossed from Hobson's Wharf to Northcote in a fibre-glass dinghy.1985, New Zealand Archaeological Association, Newsletter - Volumes 28-29, page 214. From the entry yabble
  • A stardock needs to be reached via dinghy.2002, Capt. Rick Rhodes, Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake: The Heartland Rivers Route. From the entry stardock
  • Russell that another dinghy had been spotted.1996, John French+, A Drop in the Ocean: Dramatic Accounts of Aircrew Saved From the Sea, Pen and Sword, →ISBN, page 99. From the entry drink
  • He brought the dinghy up to the careening hard.1967, John Christopher, The White Mountains. From the entry hard
  • Roland, who was holding the dinghy painter, agreed with him.1957, Frank Evans, The Voyage of the "Petula", page 89. From the entry your chariot awaits
  • Dinghies are designed to be sailed single-handedly or double-handedly, but some larger cruising dinghies may have room for four or more people on board.2013, Barrie Smith, Jeremy Evans, Pat Manley, The Sailing Bible: The Complete Guide for All Sailors from Novice to Experienced Skipper…. From the entry double-handedly
  • Each lugger kept a large dinghy at Newlyn in charge of a boy aged between ten and fourteen who was known as the yawler.1977, John Dyson, Business in Great Waters: The Story of British Fishermen, page 224. From the entry yawler
  • I had only one canvas water-breaker; that was a big one, too big for me to carry single-handed from the spring to the dinghy.1926, Neville Shute, chapter 4, in Marazan, London: Cassell. From the entry water breaker
  • Children row around in rubber dinghies, self-importantly pointing out hero daddies; trolleysful of tinned curry sauce and six-packs of beer are transferred down hatches with a blithe disregard for deadweight.1984, Libby Purves, “At Millbay Dock”, in Libby Purves, Trevor Grove, editors, Single Handed: The Observer/Europe 1 Singlehanded…. From the entry trolleyful

Meaning of dinghy

  1. noun A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
  2. noun A sailing dinghy.
  3. noun An inflatable rubber life raft.

Full definition of dinghy

Questions about dinghy in a sentence

How do you use dinghy in a sentence?
Dinghy is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.”
What is a short sentence with dinghy?
“Russell that another dinghy had been spotted.”
What does dinghy mean?
Dinghy means a small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.

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