PINNACE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A boat for communication between ship and shore

Synonyms:

cutter; pinnace; ship's boat; tender

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pinnace" is a kind of...):

boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pinnace"):

gig (tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain)