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Fireship in a sentence

Fireship meaning

  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.

Using Fireship

  • The main meaning on this page is: A wooden ship set alight and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the aim of spreading the fire among them. | A diseased prostitute.

Context around Fireship

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

improvised 1× egypt 1×

Often after:

press 1×

Sentence patterns with Fireship

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an improvised fireship that drifted 1× of egypt fireship press 2008 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

defence had lost 1× george a henty 1×

Common sentence endings:

narrowly missed orion 1× to the guns 1×

Words around Fireship

Just before it in the word index:

fireseek 2 firesat 2 firesale 6 fires 2.773 firerose 5 firered 3

Just after it in the word index:

fireside 65 firesign 2 firesmart 3 firesmoke 2 firestar 49 firestarter 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Fireship

  • In this selection, "fireship" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, improvised, egypt and press stand out and add context to how "fireship" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an improvised fireship that drifted and of egypt fireship press 2008. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fireship" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fireship

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Defence had lost its fore topmast and an improvised fireship that drifted through the battle narrowly missed Orion. (18 words)

George A. Henty, At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt, Fireship Press, 2008, p. 295. The port side gun ports were closed, and the decks on that side were uncleared, with various stored items blocking access to the guns. (44 words)

Longer example sentences

George A. Henty, At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt, Fireship Press, 2008, p. 295. The port side gun ports were closed, and the decks on that side were uncleared, with various stored items blocking access to the guns. (44 words)

Defence had lost its fore topmast and an improvised fireship that drifted through the battle narrowly missed Orion. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

Defence had lost its fore topmast and an improvised fireship that drifted through the battle narrowly missed Orion.

George A. Henty, At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt, Fireship Press, 2008, p. 295. The port side gun ports were closed, and the decks on that side were uncleared, with various stored items blocking access to the guns.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fireship" in a sentence?
An example: "Defence had lost its fore topmast and an improvised fireship that drifted through the battle narrowly missed Orion." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "fireship" from authentic English texts.
What does "fireship" mean?
Fireship means: A wooden ship set alight and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the aim of spreading the fire among them.
How many example sentences with "fireship" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "fireship", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.