English Explanatory Dictionary

false fire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A combustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signalling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy.
  2. A light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction.

Word forms

false fire false fires
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