Fireships were famously used by Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588.
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Fireship
Synonyms for "fireship" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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10 translations across 9 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- polttolaiva noun (wooden ship set alight)
French
1 entries- brûlot noun (wooden ship set alight)
German
2 entries- Brander noun (wooden ship set alight)
- Brandschiff noun (wooden ship set alight)
Greek
1 entries- πυρπολικό noun (wooden ship set alight)
Italian
1 entries- brulotto noun (wooden ship set alight)
Polish
1 entries- brander noun (wooden ship set alight)
Portuguese
1 entries- brulote noun (wooden ship set alight)
Russian
1 entries- бра́ндер noun (wooden ship set alight)
Spanish
1 entries- brulote noun (wooden ship set alight)
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His attempt in 208 to cross the Yangtse was frustrated in the famous battle of Ch'ih-pi, in which his immense fleet was destroyed by his enemies' fireships, and most of his army slain.
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