Synonyms of dinghies

dinghies

noun

plural of dinghy

as in yachts

a boat equipped with one or more sails

we went sailing on the secluded lake in a little two-person dinghy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yachts
• ships
• schooners
• sailboats
• sloops
• frigates
• windjammers
• vessels
• galleys
• barks
• catamarans
• keelboats
• sailers
• corvettes
• yawls
• cutters
• outriggers
• ketches
• caravels
• brigantines
• pinnaces
• galleons
• luggers
• clippers
• shallops
• sharpies
• catboats
• junk
• knockabouts
• square-riggers
• bugeyes
• crafts
• piraguas
• caïques
• cat rigs
• xebecs
• bottoms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dinghies

Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive. — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026

His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies. — ABC News, 23 June 2026

When the Resolution had arrived at Tanna, Cook had followed his usual practice and drawn two lines in the sand to mark out an area which the crew would use for landing their dinghies. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

More than 3,000 people died in 2025 trying to reach the Canary Islands, often in makeshift dinghies, according to the NGO ​Caminando Fronteras. — Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 6 June 2026

Golden mussels clog the thruster and decorate the underside of his dinghies. — Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025

Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies. — CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025