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pilot boat

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Noun1.pilot boat - a boat to carry pilots to and from large shipspilot boat - a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
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pilot boat n → pilotina
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As he spoke there was a tap at the door, and the boy in buttons entered to announce Miss Mary Sutherland, while the lady herself loomed behind his small black figure like a full-sailed merchant-man behind a tiny pilot boat.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Far away was a pilot boat with a big sail bearing dim black letters, and a little pinkish-yellow light, and it was rolling and pitching, rolling and pitching in a gale, while he could feel no wind at, all.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
 
 
 
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