pinnace

He says the largest one is the Susan Constant, next in size is the Godspeed, and the smallest, a pinnace, is the Discovery.

“He’s got a fast little pinnace hidden on the riverbank. He told me to say goodbye to you if he had to hurry away.”

In one major shipment, 15 pinnaces carrying manuscripts left Timbuktu together.

Tired, hot, and hungry they reached the spot where a naval pinnace was supposed to be awaiting them.

A steam pinnace landed him and his scanty belongings on the Gateshead side of the river.