Synonyms for pinnace

Most common

boat · tender · cutter · ship's boat

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but sometimes a rowboat, and usually serving to carry messages among the larger ships of a fleet.

Forms

Plural

pinnaces → boats, tenders, cutters…

Example sentences

• boat She caught sight of a rowing boat in the distance.
• tender It was put out to tender, and an Italian firm won.
• cutter Ziri cut the sheet metal with a plasma cutter.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

boat¹

6 letters

tender², cutter²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tender² = 2 syllables).