fire ship

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fahyuh r ship]
- /faɪər ʃɪp/
- /ˈfaɪə(r) ʃɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyuh r ship]
- /faɪər ʃɪp/

Definitions of fire ship words

noun fire ship a vessel loaded with combustibles and explosives, ignited, and set adrift to destroy an enemy's ships or constructions. 1
noun fire ship a ship filled with explosive materials, set afire and floated among an enemy's ships to destroy them 0
noun fire ship (historical) A wooden ship set afire and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the intent to set the enemy fleet afire too. 0

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Origin of fire ship

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Fire ship

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fire ship

fire ship popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fire ship usage trend in Literature

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