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Noun Concept
Categories: Naval sailing ship types, Ship fires, Naval warfare tactics
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fire ship  Explosion ship  fire-ship  fire-ships  fire raft
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A weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships WordNet 3.0
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A weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A fire ship or fireship is a large wooden vessel set on fire to be used against enemy ships during a ramming attack or similar maneuver. Wikipedia
Ship filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire, and then steered or allowed to drift into an enemy fleet Wikidata
A wooden ship set alight and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the aim of spreading the fire among them. Wiktionary
Wooden ship. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
weapon
ship type
warship
HAS INSTANCE
HMS Erebus
HMS Anne Galley
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Sytin Military Encyclopedia
DIFFERENT FROM
fireboat
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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fire ship
Wikipedia
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fire ship
Wikidata
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fire ship
Wiktionary
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fire ship
Wikipedia Redirections
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Explosion ship, fire-ship, fire-ships, fire raft, fire ships, fireship, fireships
Wikidata Alias
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fireship

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