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PIRATE SHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pirate ship mean?
• PIRATE SHIP (noun)
The noun PIRATE SHIP has 1 sense:
1. a ship that is manned by pirates
Familiarity information: PIRATE SHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ship that is manned by pirates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pirate; pirate ship
Hypernyms ("pirate ship" is a kind of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pirate ship"):
corsair (a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction))
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