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n. A dispatch-boat; a small vessel used to communicate between the vessels of a fleet.

n. A horse-drawn carriage with two wheels used in France.

n. A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure.

n. A tender or small vessel employed to convey men or orders from one ship or place to another.

"A second type of small ocean-going vessel in New France was called a patache by Champlain."

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