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noun
A light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but sometimes a rowboat, and usually serving to carry messages among the larger ships of a fleet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a boat for communication between ship and shore
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: tender, ship's boat, cutter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boat
Narrower terms: gig
History
From Middle French pinasse, from Spanish pinaza, from pino (“pine”) + -aza.
