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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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The cruisers and two pinnaces remained behind while Hillary's pinnace fled with another.
To make the journey northward, Quinn believed that they used the pinnace and other small boats to transport themselves and their belongings.
Seated upon the projection formed by the hull of the pinnace, I inhaled the salt breeze with delight.
Later in the afternoon it was observed that Hornigold's pinnace was not in the harbor.
The pinnace was then stripped of her rigging and of all the goods which remained.
It was Kamuso, who said he was bound for Sandwich and would beg a passage in the pinnace.

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