PINNACE


Meaning of PINNACE in English

ˈpinə̇s noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French pinace, probably from Old Spanish pinaza, from pino pine, from Latin pinus — more at pine

1.

a. : a light sailing ship that is often schooner-rigged but sometimes is propelled by oars and is used largely as a tender for a warship or other large craft

b. : a doublebanked boat of a warship ; also : any of various ship's boats (as a man-of-war's steam launch)

2. obsolete

a. : woman

b. : prostitute , mistress

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.