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FIRE SHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fire ship mean?
• FIRE SHIP (noun)
The noun FIRE SHIP has 1 sense:
1. a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships
Familiarity information: FIRE SHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fire ship" is a kind of...):
arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)
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