pinnace
/ˈpɪnɪs
/noun chiefly historical
A small boat, typically with sails and/or several oars, forming part of the equipment of a warship or other large vessel.Jump point transits were rough on the crews of small ships like frigates, corvettes, and pinnaces....
- ‘The frigate and the pinnaces might be able to outmaneuver us,’ Brenner said, ‘but not the galleon.’
- The cruisers and two pinnaces remained behind while Hillary's pinnace fled with another.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from French pinace, probably based on Latin pinus 'pine' (see pine1); compare with Italian pinaccia and Spanish pinaza.
Rhymes
- one-time system
- one-to-one
- one-touch
- one-track
- one-track mind
- One Tree Hill
- one-trick pony
- one-trip
- one-two
- one-two-three
- one-two-three-four
- one up
- one-upman
- one-upmanship
- one-upness
- one-uppance
- one-use
- one-valued
- on every hand
- one-way
- one way and another (or one way or another)
- one way or the other (or one way and another)
- onewhile
- one-woman
- one-woman show