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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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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.
The pinnace was then stripped of her rigging and of all the goods which remained.
The cruisers and two pinnaces remained behind while Hillary's pinnace fled with another.
Captain Granet, Ralph promised that there should be a pinnace at number seven dock from one until three.
Seated upon the projection formed by the hull of the pinnace, I inhaled the salt breeze with delight.

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