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Schlauchboot — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dinghy noun A small open boat, often carried aboard a larger ship as a lifeboat or tender, or sailed for sport.
  • inflatable adj Able to be filled with air to expand it.
  • raft noun A flat floating platform, often made of logs or planks lashed together, used to carry people or cargo on water.

Senses

Schlauchboot is used for these senses in English:

  • dinghy (nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
  • dinghy (nautical) An inflatable rubber life raft.
  • inflatable (nautical) A boat or dinghy that may be inflated when needed.
  • raft A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.

dinghy — full definition

  1. noun A small open boat, often carried aboard a larger ship as a lifeboat or tender, or sailed for sport.
  2. noun An inflatable rubber raft, especially one used for emergencies.

inflatable — full definition

  1. adj Able to be filled with air to expand it.
  2. noun An object, such as a boat, mattress, or toy, that is filled with air.

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