# fireship

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A wooden ship set alight and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the aim of spreading the fire among them.
2. A diseased prostitute.

## Etymology
From fire + ship.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fireship