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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.

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[French pinace, from Old French, probably from Old Spanish pinaza, from pino, pine tree, boat, from Latin pnus; see pei- in Indo-European roots.]

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pinnace

Noun

a ship's boat [French pinace]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pinnace - 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