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nouna fast boat for conveying messages; dispatch boat. Origin of advice boatFirst recorded in 1660–70 Words nearby advice boatAdvertising Standards Authority, advertize, advertorial, advice, advice and consent, advice boat, advice note, Advil, advisable, advise, advised Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for advice boatPedro de Cintra and Fernam d'Alfonso commanded the transports, and a small vessel attended the squadron as an advice-boat. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. II|Robert Kerr It was a grey pigeon, taken out of Gargantua's dove-house, whose young ones were just hatched when the advice-boat was going off. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais Notice had been given by the advice-boat, as it appeared, and every craft large and small, was at anchor under the batteries. The Phantom Ship|Frederick Marryat A small vessel formerly used by the Spaniards as an advice-boat. The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
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