Definitions for pinnace

pinnace pin·nace

Spelling: [pin-is]
IPA: /ˈpɪn ɪs/

Pinnace is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 131 anagrams from letters in pinnace (aceinnp).

Definitions for pinnace

noun

  1. a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
  2. any of various kinds of ship's boats.
  3. a small 17th-century ship having two or three masts and a flat stern, used in northern Europe as a warship and merchant ship and as a tender.

Origin of pinnace

1540-50; Middle French pinace Old Spanish pinaza literally, something made of pino pine1

Examples for pinnace

Later in the afternoon it was observed that Hornigold's pinnace was not in the harbor.

But his men 'added force to their entreaties, and so carried him to his pinnace.'

He had two vessels—one of some burthen, the other a pinnace of thirty tons.

The last shot, too, that was fired from the pinnace had killed three men.

It was Kamuso, who said he was bound for Sandwich and would beg a passage in the pinnace.

"I'd liefer haul out the pinnace," replied Alden with a grimace.

And what all eyes were now intent on was her pinnace, as she covered the distance between us.

The pinnace was then stripped of her rigging and of all the goods which remained.

In two hours we joined the pinnace and launch, who were lying to for us.

I was helping to get out the pinnace, and there is a mort of dust and dirt about her.

Word Value for pinnace
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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