Translation of "fireship" into German

Brander is the translation of "fireship" into German.

fireship noun grammar

(nautical) A sailing ship that has been set alight and left to drift into an opposing fleet. Famously used by Englishman Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588. [..]

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  • Brander

    noun masculine

    English fireships sent into the Spanish Armada B.

    Englische Brander, die gegen die spanische Armada gelenkt wurden B.

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