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Definition of Pinnace
1. Noun. A boat for communication between ship and shore.
Definition of Pinnace
1. n. A small vessel propelled by sails or oars, formerly employed as a tender, or for coast defence; -- called originally, spynace or spyne.
Definition of Pinnace
1. Noun. (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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pinnace
1. a small sailing ship [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pinnace
1. 1. A small vessel propelled by sails or oars, formerly employed as a tender, or for coast defence; called originally, spynace or spyne. A man-of-war's boat. "Whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs." (Shak) 2. A procuress; a pimp. Origin: F. Pinasse; cf. It. Pinassa, pinazza, Sp. Pinaza; all from L. Pinus a pine tree, anything made of pine, e.g, a ship. Cf. Pine a tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinnace
Literary usage of Pinnace
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss, Jenny H. Stickney (1898)
"THE pinnace AND THE PETARD. that the fowls and the monkey were as -*- lively as
ever next morning, we set eagerly to work to bake for ourselves, ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1888)
"The ship Hector sailed " merrily past Dover," but met with " a marvellous great
storm " in the Channel. " In the night we did not only lose the pinnace, ..."
3. Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608-1650 by William Bradford, Harold Paget (1920)
"CHAPTER V Changes In form of Government—pinnace wrecked— Private Settlers make
... with Lyford and Oli Hi am—pinnace salvaged and rigged: 1624. ..."
4. Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India, from Calcutta by Reginald Heber (1828)
"Accompanied by my domestic Chaplain, Mr. Stowe, I embarked on board a fine 16
oared pinnace for Dacca, which was to be the first station on my ..."
5. Narrative of a journey through the upper provinces of India, from Calcutta by Reginald Heber (1828)
"Accompanied by my domestic Chaplain, Mr. Stowe,- I embarked on board a fine 16
oared pinnace for Dacca, which was to be the first station on my Visitation. ..."
6. The Latin Poets: An Anthology by Nathan Haskell Dole (1905)
"TO HIS pinnace. YON pinnace, friends, now hauled ashore, Boasts that for speed
none ever more Excelled, or 'gainst her could avail In race of oars, ..."
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