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What is a pinnace?

What is a pinnace? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) A light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat. Pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.
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Seated upon the projection formed by the hull of the pinnace, I inhaled the salt breeze with delight.
And what all eyes were now intent on was her pinnace, as she covered the distance between us.
I was helping to get out the pinnace, and there is a mort of dust and dirt about her.
Later in the afternoon it was observed that Hornigold's pinnace was not in the harbor.
On June 9, 1873, Wyville Thomson and a party of the Scientifics and officers left the ship early in the morning aboard the steam pinnace.
Canoë Évasion invites you to discover the Loire Valley thanks to a convivial nautical activity: the canoe, the pinnace and the kayak.

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