ALL meanings of fire ship
fire ship
F f - 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 (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
- noun fire ship a ship filled with explosive materials, set afire and floated among an enemy's ships to destroy them 0