dinghy
/ˈdɪŋi/noun
उच्चारण डिंगी
छोटी नाव, डोंगी
Core word
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[C]
a small open boat that you sail or row
छोटी नाव, डोंगी
- We rowed the dinghy across the lake.
- a sailing dinghy
- He learnt to sail in a small dinghy at the club.
+ 2 more examples
- The dinghy tipped over in the strong wind.
- Two children paddled a dinghy near the shore.
Synonyms boat rowing boat skiff
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[C]
a small rubber boat that is filled with air
हवा भरी रबड़ की नाव
- The rescue team reached the flooded village in an inflatable dinghy.
- Rescuers used a rubber dinghy to carry children out of the flooded lane.
- The survivors climbed into an inflatable dinghy and waited for help.
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- A rubber dinghy is stored on board every large ship.
- The coast guard launched a dinghy to reach the stranded fishermen.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
dinghy (countable noun)
A dinghy is a small boat, sailed, rowed or inflated with air. Say a dinghy, two dinghies.
Dinghy एक छोटी नाव है जिसे पाल से, चप्पू से चलाया जाता है या हवा भरकर तैयार किया जाता है। Plural: dinghies।
- The children paddled the rubber dinghy near the shore.
- Two sailing dinghies raced across the lake.
- The coast guard towed the dinghy back to the harbour.
by dinghy / in a dinghy
Use by with no article to say how you travel (by dinghy) and in a for the boat itself.
यात्रा के साधन के लिए बिना article के 'by dinghy' और नाव के भीतर के लिए 'in a dinghy' आता है।
- They reached the island by dinghy.
- Aman sat in a dinghy waiting for the tide.
dinghy + noun
Dinghy often appears in compounds like dinghy sailing, dinghy race and dinghy club.
Dinghy प्रायः dinghy sailing, dinghy race और dinghy club जैसे यौगिकों में आता है।
- He learnt dinghy sailing during his summer holidays.
- The yacht carries a small dinghy for landing on the beach.
+Collocations 4
adjective + dinghy
inflatablerubbersmallsailingwoodenrescue
- The rescuers reached them in an inflatable dinghy.
verb + dinghy
sail a dinghyrow a dinghylaunch a dinghyinflate a dinghycapsize a dinghy
- The wind made it hard to sail the dinghy straight.
dinghy + noun
dinghy racedinghy sailingdinghy clubdinghy crew
- Her school joined a dinghy race in Goa.
in / by / out of a dinghy
in a dinghyby dinghyout of the dinghyinto the dinghy
- The sailors climbed into the dinghy and rowed to shore.
“More examples 6
- The fisherman used a small dinghy to carry his nets to the big boat.
मछुआरे ने अपने जाल बड़ी नाव तक ले जाने के लिए छोटी dinghy का प्रयोग किया।
- The lifeboat carried an inflatable dinghy for emergencies.
जीवनरक्षक नाव में आपातकाल के लिए हवा भरने वाली dinghy थी।
- Radhika watched the white dinghies glide across the lake.
राधिका ने झील पर सरकती सफ़ेद dinghy नावों को देखा।
- The dinghy capsized, but all the sailors were wearing life jackets.
dinghy पलट गई, पर सभी नाविकों ने life jacket पहनी हुई थी।
- They tied the dinghy to the pier before going ashore.
उन्होंने किनारे जाने से पहले dinghy को घाट से बाँध दिया।
- A dinghy is much smaller than a yacht, so it needs calm water.
Dinghy yacht से बहुत छोटी होती है, इसलिए उसे शांत पानी चाहिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ They travelled by a dinghy.
✓ They travelled by dinghy.
With by + means of transport, no article is used.
'By' के साथ यात्रा का साधन बताने पर article नहीं लगता।
✗ Two dinghys were on the lake.
✓ Two dinghies were on the lake.
Nouns ending in consonant + y change y to ies in the plural.
Consonant + y पर समाप्त होने वाले noun में plural के लिए y हटाकर ies लगता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse dinghy, a small boat pronounced ˈdɪŋi, and dingy, which means dark and dirty and is pronounced ˈdɪndʒi.
Dinghy, जो एक छोटी नाव है और जिसका उच्चारण ˈdɪŋi है, को dingy से confuse न करें, जिसका अर्थ है अंधेरा और गंदा और जिसका उच्चारण ˈdɪndʒi है।