Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fireship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fire-ship
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A diseased prostitute.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fire + ship.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fireships (plural) fire-ship (alternative) fire ship (alternative)

Phrases

venereal disease

Frequently Paired Words

fireboat hellburner frenchified venereal disease

Synonyms

brulot

Questions

What does fireship mean?
A wooden ship set alight and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the aim of spreading the fire among them.
Where does fireship come from?
From fire + ship.

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