pirateship

noun

Etymology

From pirate + -ship.

  1. derived from πειρατής
  2. derived from pīrāta — “pirate
  3. derived from pirate
  4. inherited from pirate
  5. suffixed as pirateship — “pirate + -ship

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pirate ship.

    • Pirateship Down: Stories from the World of The Sentinels of New Orleans
    • "Duly noted. Hey," he said, brightening as he saw the pirateship ride, the boat swinging back and forth while a few brave humans raised their arms victoriously.
    • The pirateship Compton Maru claimed it had just called on Xanadu.
  2. Synonym of piracy.

    • I don't approve of pirateship such as they did in their recent examples.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pirateship. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA