English Explanatory Dictionary

dragonship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of Viking longship decorated with a carved dragon or serpent head on the prow.
noun
  1. A term of address for a dragon.

Word forms

dragonship dragonships

Etymology

From dragon + ship; calque of Old Norse drekaskip, from dreki (“dragon”) + skip (“ship”).

Synonyms

drakeship
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