Associations to the word «Dinghy»

Wiktionary

DINGHY, noun. A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
DINGHY, noun. (nautical) An inflatable rubber life raft.
DINGHY, verb. (intransitive) To travel by dinghy.

Dictionary definition

DINGHY, noun. A small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats