Meaning
rubber dinghy, RIB
- an inflatable boat, often equipped with an outboard motor
In a sentence
Abbiamo noleggiato un gommone per esplorare le calette nascoste.
We rented an inflatable boat to explore the hidden coves.
Non salire sul gommone senza indossare il giubbotto di salvataggio.
Do not get on the dinghy without wearing a life jacket.
È sicuro fare la traversata in gommone con questo mare?
Is it safe to make the crossing in a dinghy with these seas?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gommone | masculine · singular |
| gommoni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Morphologically an augmentative of 'gomma' (rubber), but functions as an independent lexical item.