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noun
a vessel loaded with combustibles and explosives, ignited, and set adrift to destroy an enemy's ships or constructions.
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Origin of fire ship
First recorded in 1580â90
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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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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