Definition of Pirate ship

1. Noun. A ship that is manned by pirates.

Exact synonyms: Pirate
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

pirais
pirameter
pirameters
pirana
piranas
piranha
piranhas
pirarubicin
pirarucu
pirarucus
pirate
pirate articles
pirate flag
pirate radio
pirate round
pirate ship (current term)
pirate ships
pirated
piratelike
pirater
piraters
pirates
piratic
piratical
piratically
pirating
piraya
pirayas
pirbuterol
pirenzepine

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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