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fireship.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    historical
    Fireships were famously used by Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588.
  2. A diseased prostitute.

    slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From fire + ship.

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