pinnace

As nouns the difference between pinnace and skiff

is that pinnace is (nautical) a light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet while skiff is a small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern or skiff can be (weather|nova scotia) a deep blanket of snow covering the ground.

As a verb skiff is

to navigate in a skiff.

Pinnace is a hyponym of yawl.

As nouns the difference between yawl and pinnace

is that yawl is a small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars while pinnace is a light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat. Pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.

As a verb yawl

is to cry out; to howl.

Pinnace is a hyponym of cutter.

In nautical terms the difference between cutter and pinnace

is that cutter is a ship's boat, used for transport ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore while pinnace is a light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat. Pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.

As nouns the difference between cutter and pinnace

is that cutter is a person or device that cuts (in various senses) while pinnace is a light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat. Pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.

As nouns the difference between pinnace and pinnage

is that pinnace is a light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat. Pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet while pinnage is poundage of cattle.

As nouns the difference between pinnae and pinnace

is that pinnae is (pinna) while pinnace is (nautical) a light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.

As nouns the difference between pinnacle and pinnace

is that pinnacle is the highest point while pinnace is (nautical) a light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.

As a verb pinnacle

is to put something on a pinnacle.

As an adjective pinnate

is resembling a feather.

As a noun pinnace is

a light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat. Pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pinnace

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while pinnace is (nautical) a light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.