pinnace

Example Sentences

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“He’s got a fast little pinnace hidden on the riverbank. He told me to say goodbye to you if he had to hurry away.”

From Literature

In one major shipment, 15 pinnaces carrying manuscripts left Timbuktu together.

From The Guardian

Tired, hot, and hungry they reached the spot where a naval pinnace was supposed to be awaiting them.

From Project Gutenberg

A steam pinnace landed him and his scanty belongings on the Gateshead side of the river.

From Project Gutenberg

We're safe enough for the present, my lads," he exclaimed, "for the rascally Dutchmen cannot approach us save in their pinnaces.

From Project Gutenberg