Fireship Definition

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(nautical) 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.

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(vulgar, slang) A diseased prostitute.

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Singular:
fireship
Plural:
fireships

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