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DINGHY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dinghy" is a kind of...):
small boat (a boat that is small)
Meronyms (parts of "dinghy"):
oarlock; peg; pin; rowlock; thole; tholepin (a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing)
cross thwart; thwart (a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dinghy"):
rowing boat (a rowboat)
wherry (light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors)
