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Definition of Pirate ship
1. Noun. A ship that is manned by pirates.
Specialized synonyms: Corsair
Generic synonyms: Ship
Derivative terms: Pirate, Piratical
Definition of Pirate ship
1. Noun. Any ship manned by pirates. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pirate Ship
Literary usage of Pirate ship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"DISASTROUS VOYAGE OP OJEDA IN THE pirate ship. OJEDA had scarce put to sea in
the ship of these freebooters, when a quarrel arose between him and Talavera. ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1898)
"Very soon after this terrible battle was over the waiting crowds in the city saw
a glorious sight; the pirate ship came sailing slowly up the harbor, ..."
3. The English in the West Indies; Or, The Bow of Ulysses by James Anthony Froude (1888)
"... Aves—Mass on board a pirate ship—Port of Spain—A house in the tropics—Apolitical
meeting—Government House —The Botanical Gardens—Kingsley's rooms—Sugar ..."
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