noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   A diseased prostitute. slang, vulgar

Synonyms

All synonyms

brulot

Example

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"Fireships were famously used by Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588."

Etymology

From fire + ship.

Related phrases

venereal disease

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