fireship

English

noun

Definitions

(nautical) 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.
(vulgar) A diseased prostitute.

Etymology

Compound from English fire (shoot) + English ship (relationship).

Origin

English

ship

Gloss

relationship

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Earthship English
Fireland English
afire English
airship English
amidship English
antifire English
antiship English
astroship English
autofire English
back fire English
balefire English
battleship English
bioship English
blockship English
bonfire English
brushfire English
bumpfire English
bushfire English
campfire English
cease-fire English
centerfire English
co-fire English
cookfire English
counterfire English
crackship English
crossfire English
disship English
drillship English
dropship English
drumfire English
enfire English
enship English
fiery English
firable English
fire English
fire alarm English
fire hose English
fire hydrant English
fire triangle English
fire truck English
fire whirl English
fire-breathing English
fireable English
firearm English
fireback English
fireball English
firebar English
firebase English
firebath English
firebathe English
firebell English
firebelly English
firebird English
fireblast English
fireboard English
fireboat English
firebolt English
firebomb English
firebomber English
firebote English
firebox English
firebrand English
firebrass English
firebrat English
firebreak English
firebreather English
firebrick English
firebug English
firecall English
firecock English
firecracker English
firecrest English
firecrown English
fired English
firedamp English
firedog English
firedoor English
firedragon English
firedrake English
firee English
fireeater English
firefight English
firefighter English
firefighting English
firefinch English
firefish English
firefloat English
firefly English
fireform English
firefront English
firegrate English
fireground English
fireguard English
firehall English
firehole English
firehook English
firehot English
firehouse English
firekeeper English
fireland English
fireless English
firelet English
firelight English
firelighter English
firelighting English
firelike English
fireline English
firelit English
firelock English
firelog English
fireman English
firemaster English
fireness English
firepan English
fireperson English
firepink English
firepit English
fireplace English
fireplay English
fireplug English
firepole English
firepot English
firepower English
fireproof English
firer English
fireraiser English
fireraising English
fireroom English
firesand English
firescorched English
firescreen English
fireset English
firesetter English
firesetting English
fireshine English
fireside English
firesome English
firest English
firesteel English
firestick English
firestink English
firestone English
firestop English
firestorm English
firestriker English
firesuit English
firetail English
fireteam English
firetender English
firetending English
fireth English
firethorn English
firetrap English
firetruck English
firetube English
firewagon English
firewalk English
firewall English
fireward English
firewarden English
firewatcher English
firewater English
fireweed English
firewheel English
firewire English
firewise English
firewoman English
firewood English
fireworker English
fireworks English
fireworm English
fireworthy English
firie English
firy English
flagship English
flashfire English
foreship English
foxfire English
frontfire English
grassfire English
groundfire English
guardship English
gunfire English
gunship English
hellfire English
holy fire English
housefire English
inship English
kindle-coal English
kindle-fire English
lightship English
lodeship English
longship English
megafire English
megaship English
midship English
misfire English
multiship English
nightfire English
nonfire English
outfire English
overfire English
palaeofire English
paleofire English
pinfire English
postfire English
pre-fire English
prefire English
refire English
reship English
retrofire English
rimfire English
rocketship English
sailship English
scarefire English
scathefire English
schoolship English
scoutship English
sealship English
seedship English
set fire English
shellfire English
ship English
ship-rigged English
shipboard English
shipborne English
shipbound English
shipbreach English
shipbreaker English
shipbreaking English
shipbroker English
shipbroking English
shipbuilder English
shipbuilding English
shipfic English
shipful English
shipfyrd English
shipgirl English
shiphandler English
shiphandling English
shipholder English
shipholding English
shipkiller English
shiplap English
shipless English
shiplet English
shiplike English
shipling English
shipload English
shiplord English
shiply English
shipman English
shipmaster English
shipmate English
shipment English
shipowner English
shipowning English
shippability English
shippable English
shippage English
shipper English
shippery English
shipping English
shippy English
shiproom English
shipshape English
shipside English
shipspeak English
shipstuff English
shipward English
shipwards English
shipway English
shipwide English
shipworker English
shipworm English
shipwreck English
shipwrecker English
shipwright English
shipyard English
shitfire English
skyship English
slamfire English
spaceship English
spellfire English
spitfire English
starship English
steamship English
stiffship English
storeship English
strikefire English
supership English
sure-fire English
swanship English
tankship English
test-fire English
testfire English
timeship English
towship English
tranship English
transship English
troopship English
underfire English
unfire English
unship English
veldfire English
warship English
watchfire English
whaleship English
wildfire English
woodfire English
Feuer German
シップ Japanese
ファイヤー Japanese
fier Middle English
ship Middle English
ŝipo Esperanto
fairo Ido
paia Tok Pisin
sip Tok Pisin
faya Sranan Tongo
sipi Sranan Tongo
sipw Chuukese
piah Chinook Jargon
faya Aukan