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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

• PIRATE SHIP (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A ship that is manned by pirates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pirate ship; pirate

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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