fire stick

Or fire·stick
Or fire-stick

[fahyuhr stik]

noun

1. a relatively long and slender piece of wood that is twirled against a flat, broad piece of wood to light a fire by friction.

2. a burning or smoldering stick.

3. poker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fire stick¹

First recorded in 1250–1300

Example Sentences

Gareth Sutcliffe and Ollie Meir, who authored the research, described the Amazon Fire Stick - which they argue is the device many people use to access illegal streams - as "a piracy enabler".

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The Amazon Fire Stick is a major cause of the problem, according to the report.

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In November last year, a Liverpool man who sold Fire Stick devices he reconfigured to allow people to illegally stream Premier League football matches was jailed.

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The Enders report says the fire stick enables "billions of dollars in piracy" overall.

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Nudleman prefers to use his Amazon Fire Stick’s voice search feature to look for specific titles he’s interested in, but that experience is its own can of worms.

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