advice boat

noun

1. a fast boat for conveying messages; dispatch boat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of advice boat¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

A small vessel formerly used by the Spaniards as an advice-boat.

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It was a grey pigeon, taken out of Gargantua's dove-house, whose young ones were just hatched when the advice-boat was going off.

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He retained only one boat, which he hid, for use as an advice boat, "to carry intelligence" to those down the river.

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Pedro de Cintra and Fernam d'Alfonso commanded the transports, and a small vessel attended the squadron as an advice-boat.

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Philopoemen himself made his escape in a light advice-boat, nor did he stop his flight until he arrived at Patrae.

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