DINGHY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

dinghy; dory; rowboat

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)