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dinghy

[ding-gee] / ˈdɪŋ gi /
NOUN
boat
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Two women in their thirties and a 10-year-old boy who were believed to be Eritrean died, seemingly in a crush as the dinghy was carrying too many people, he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

All other passengers on board asked to be rescued and were taken into care, the maritime prefecture said earlier, adding that the dinghy had not sunk.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

In a sailing dinghy, the person at the tiller can simply shift from one side to the other when tacking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The dinghy, which had 31 children on board with the youngest aged 14, had two outboard engines but one was not working, the court heard.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

I twist to look at the sea, the scattering of people struggling out of the water, the wreck of our little dinghy.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

They pay smugglers thousands of dollars to board unstable and often overcrowded rubber dinghies to make the hazardous illegal journey across one of the world's busiest shipping routes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

However, the NCA also admitted the war in the Middle East had also made it harder for criminals to source dinghies.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Downing Street said the leaders would also focus on tackling the "emerging use of mega dinghies", or larger more powerful boats bringing irregular migrants to England's south coast.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Customs officials recently found 20 undeclared inflatable dinghies hidden between mattress pads at a Turkish-Bulgarian border crossing.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

She had rowed in dinghies and been out once or twice on large fishing boats.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt


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