fire ship

noun

a vessel loaded with combustibles and explosives, ignited, and set adrift to destroy an enemy's ships or constructions.

Origin of fire ship

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby fire ship

fireroom, firesafe, fire sale, fire screen, fire setting, fire ship, fireside, fireside chat, fireside chats, fire sign, fire station

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Example sentences from the Web for fire ship

Within half a cable's length of them was a fire-ship, with six others following in a compact semicircle.
The Rock of the Lion|Molly Elliot Seawell
The command was given to officers not noble, with the grade of captain of fire-ship.
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783|A. T. Mahan
A little to the windward of the position assigned to the English corvette Dartmouth there lay a Turkish fire-ship.
History of Modern Europe 1972-1878|C. A. Fyffe
A fire-ship, filled with every combustible substance, was towed into their midst, and at ten o'clock the torch was applied.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine|Various

Having cleaned the vessels and fitted up a fire-ship, the squadron landed at Paita, but found it deserted.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3)|Walter Thornbury

British Dictionary definitions for fire ship

fire ship

noun

a vessel loaded with explosives and used, esp formerly, as a bomb by igniting it and directing it to drift among an enemy's warships

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单词	fire ship
释义	fire ship noun a vessel loaded with combustibles and explosives, ignited, and set adrift to destroy an enemy's ships or constructions. Origin of fire ship First recorded in 1580–90 Words nearby fire ship fireroom, firesafe, fire sale, fire screen, fire setting, fire ship, fireside, fireside chat, fireside chats, fire sign, fire station Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fire ship Within half a cable's length of them was a fire-ship, with six others following in a compact semicircle. The Rock of the Lion\|Molly Elliot Seawell The command was given to officers not noble, with the grade of captain of fire-ship. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783\|A. T. Mahan A little to the windward of the position assigned to the English corvette Dartmouth there lay a Turkish fire-ship. History of Modern Europe 1972-1878\|C. A. Fyffe A fire-ship, filled with every combustible substance, was towed into their midst, and at ten o'clock the torch was applied. Harper's New Monthly Magazine\|Various Having cleaned the vessels and fitted up a fire-ship, the squadron landed at Paita, but found it deserted. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3)\|Walter Thornbury British Dictionary definitions for fire ship fire ship noun a vessel loaded with explosives and used, esp formerly, as a bomb by igniting it and directing it to drift among an enemy's warships Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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