advice boat
noun
a fast boat for conveying messages; dispatch boat.
Origin of advice boat
First recorded in 1660–70
Words nearby advice boat
advertising standards authority,
advertize,
advertorial,
advice,
advice and consent,
advice boat,
advice note,
advil,
advisable,
advise,
advised
Example sentences from the Web for advice boat
Pedro de Cintra and Fernam d'Alfonso commanded the transports, and a small vessel attended the squadron as an advice-boat.
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.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. |Francois RabelaisNotice had been given by the advice-boat, as it appeared, and every craft large and small, was at anchor under the batteries.
The Phantom Ship |Frederick MarryatA small vessel formerly used by the Spaniards as an advice-boat.
The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth