fireship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wooden ship set alight and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the aim of spreading the fire among them.
  2. A diseased prostitute.

Pronunciation

En-au-fireship.ogg

Word forms

fireship fireships

Etymology

From fire + ship.

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