Translation of "fireship" into Italian

brulotto is the translation of "fireship" into Italian.

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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  • brulotto

    noun masculine

    A fireship was a military vessel loaded with explosives and other combustible materials that was set adrift on fire among enemy ships, causing destruction.

    Il brulotto era un bastimento carico di esplosivo e altro materiale infiammabile che veniva diretto contro le navi nemiche.

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