fireship

发音

AU

词形变化

fireships 复数 fireships

别名

fire ship

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wooden ship set alight and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the aim of spreading the fire among them.

    历史 航海 交通

    Fireships were famously used by Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588.

  2. 2.

    A diseased prostitute.

    俚语 粗俗

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

arm weapon

词源

From fire + ship.

来源：wiktionary