fireship

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Определение fireship в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

A diseased prostitute

A sailing ship that has been set alight and left to drift into an opposing fleet. Famously used by Englishman Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588

{n} a ship that carries combustibles, to set fire to enemy's ships

Этимология

() From fire + ship