A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey intelligence, or the like.

Heeling over too easily when under sail; -- said of a vessel.

Small boat with motor to transfer passengers from a boat/ship to take them to shore or to a boat.

A small boat used to carry persons from shore to ship and back Colloquial term used to describe the condition of a ship having marginal stability To present for acceptance an offer (to tender a bit)

a boat used to transport supplies & passengers to and from a larger vessel.

1. A permit issued by a regulatory body for the transportation of oil or gas. 2. A barge or small ship that serves as a supply ship and/or storage facility for an offshore rig.

A Tender is a mother ship (probably a repair ship) for a destroyer or submarine (and maybe other smaller craft).

A small boat used to carry passengers to port when the ship cannot pull up against the dock, also used as a lifeboat.

A small boat used to transport people and supplies to and from a ship at anchor. Most large ships carry their own tenders, which are maintained as lifeboats in the case of an emergency.

a boat for communication between ship and shore

ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

a large vessel that can best be thought of as a seafood taxi

an auxiliary vessel that is used solely for or as a means of transportation between a pleasure craft and the shore

an enclosed or open motor launch used to take you to land when your ship is unable to berth

Services another type of air or sea vessel

A small boat used to transport passengers from the ship to the shore. Tenders are used when the harbor is not deep enough for the ship to dock

Each syndicate has a chase boat that serves a variety of functions. The tender tows the racing boat out to the course, and then follows the boat around the course. The following may be on board: a weather expert, gathering information for future analysis; a rules or tactical expert, observing and making notes for training and debriefing the skipper and crew; and a sail designer, taking photos and gathering information to assist in the ongoing design process.

A smaller vessel, sometimes the ship's lifeboat, used to move passengers to and from the ship and shore when the ship is at anchor.

a small vessel, sometimes a lifeboat, use to carry passengers from ship to shore and vice versa.

A small boat that carries cruise passengers between ship and shore. Also known as a lighter.

A smaller vessel used to move passengers to and from the ship and shore when the ship is at anchor. Some cruise ports, due either to limited docking facilities or harbor depths, require ships to anchor offshore, necessitating the use of tenders to transport passengers ashore. Passengers with certain disabilities may be restricted in their use of tenders.

A small vessel which serves a larger vessel in a port for the purpose of supplying provisions and carrying passengers from ship to shore.

A vessel attending to another vessel, in particular one that ferries supplies and personnel between ship and shore.

a small boat used to transport crew and equipment from shore to a larger boat

See dinghy.

Small boat (often lifeboat) used to transport people to and from shore when the ship is at anchor

A dinghy or other small boat which accompanies or attends a larger vessel, such as a yacht, and is used to transport persons and provisions.

A yachts dinghy. But also refers to a boat that has less righting lever and rolls further rather easily. It used to be referred to as crank in the days of square rigged vessels. The opposite of stiff.

A small vessel that is used to transport people and necessary supplies to and from the ship when it is anchored.

A small vessel used to transport people and light cargo, such as supplies, to and from a larger vessel that is away from the shore.

Small vessel used to transport passengers and/or crew or supplies to and from shore when ship is at anchor. Most large ships carry their own tenders, which are maintained as lifeboats in case of an emergency.

A small boat used to transport equipment and crew from shore to the ACC [each syndicate has a chase boat that serves a variety of functions : it tows the racing boat out to the course, follows the boat around the course...].

A vessel is said to be tender if it has an abnormally small metacentric height. Such a ship may have a long period of roll but may list excessively in a strong wind and may be dangerous if a hold is flooded following a collision. The opposite of stiff. Also a small general utility boat carried aboard ship or towed astern.