Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tender or small vessel employed to convey men or orders from one ship or place to another.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.), Spain & Portugal A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A dispatch-boat; a small vessel used to communicate between the vessels of a
fleet . - noun A horse-drawn
carriage with two wheels used in France.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A second type of small ocean-going vessel in New France was called a patache by Champlain.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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A second type of small ocean-going vessel in New France was called a patache by Champlain.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Each large ship was accompanied by a small tender that Champlain called a patache.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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He was given a highly specialized vessel called a patache, which a French text defined in 1628 as “a small warship designed for the surveillance of coasts.”
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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He was given a highly specialized vessel called a patache, which a French text defined in 1628 as “a small warship designed for the surveillance of coasts.”
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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The patache was a purpose-built vessel for reconnaissance, surveys, and exploration.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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The patache was a purpose-built vessel for reconnaissance, surveys, and exploration.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Each large ship was accompanied by a small tender that Champlain called a patache.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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In France and Spain they were also used as dispatch boats, which Champlain called a patache d’avis.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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In France and Spain they were also used as dispatch boats, which Champlain called a patache d’avis.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
qms commented on the word patache
‘Mongst hulking great vessels of war
That bristle with weapons galore
The humble patache
With nimble panache
Still flits between ship’s side and shore.
September 18, 2018