fire ship

A military vessel loaded with combustible material, set on fire, and set adrift to destroy enemy ships or fortifications.

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fire ship

1. (Nautical Terms) a vessel loaded with explosives and used, esp formerly, as a bomb by igniting it and directing it to drift among an enemy's warships

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fire′ ship`

a vessel loaded with ignited combustibles and set adrift to destroy an enemy's ships or constructions.

[1580–90]

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fire ship - a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships

weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"

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