pinnace

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Though they dived on the Firth of Forth bridge and the naval base, the only things they hit were the Admiral's barge and a pinnace moored to the cruiser Southampton.

From Time Magazine Archive

On Apr. 4, the Prince will pay a short visit to this small enclave British possession on the west coast of Africa, landing at Bathurst in the bright-blue steam pinnace.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now in James Town they were all in combustion, the strongest preparing once more to run away with the pinnace for England.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

He says the largest one is the Susan Constant, next in size is the Godspeed, and the smallest, a pinnace, is the Discovery.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail. µ Different kinds of boats have different names; as, canoe, yawl, wherry, pinnace, punt, etc.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah