fire ship

English - Turkish

Definition of fire ship in English Turkish dictionary: ateş gemisi; kundak gemisi
rake a ship with fire: Ateşle komisyon bir gemi

English - English

Definition of fire ship in English English dictionary: A wooden ship set afire and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the intent to set the enemy fleet afire too; a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships; A military vessel loaded with explosives and combustible material and set adrift among enemy ships or fortifications to destroy them; {i} (In the past) ship filled with explosives or combustibles that was set on fire and sent burning as a weapon among enemy ships
fire ships: plural form of fire ship
fireship: A diseased prostitute
fireship: {n} a ship that carries combustibles, to set fire to enemy's ships
fireship: 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