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pin·nace  (pns)
n.
1. A light boat propelled by sails or oars, formerly used as a tender for merchant and war vessels.
2. Any of various kinds of ship's boats.
[French pinace, from Old French, probably from Old Spanish pinaza, from pino, pine tree, boat, from Latin pnus; see pei- in Indo-European roots.]
pinnace [ˈpɪnɪs]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) any of various kinds of ship's tender
[from French pinace, apparently from Old Spanish pinaza, literally: something made of pine, ultimately from Latin pīnus pine]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pinnace - a boat for communication between ship and shorepinnace - a boat for communication between ship and shore
ship's boat, cutter, tender
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
gig - tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
Translations
pinnace [ˈpɪnɪs] N → pinaza f
pinnace
n → Pinasse f
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