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pirate ship

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpaɪ.ɹət ˌʃɪp/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any ship manned by pirates, especially a large wooden sailing ship armed with cannons and flying a Jolly Roger, as stereotyped in literature and film.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A theme park ride in the form of a pirate ship that swings back and forth with seated riders secured on the deck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a ship that is manned by pirates

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pirate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ship

Narrower terms: corsair

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: seerowerskip — ship manned by pirates
  • Afrikaans: roofskip — ship manned by pirates
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賊船 /贼船 (zéichuán) — ship manned by pirates
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海盜船 /海盗船 (hǎidàochuán) — ship manned by pirates
  • Dutch: piratenschip — ship manned by pirates
  • Dutch: zeeroversschip — ship manned by pirates
  • Dutch: roversschip — ship manned by pirates
  • Dutch: roofschip — ship manned by pirates
  • Finnish: merirosvolaiva — ship manned by pirates
  • French: bateau pirate — ship manned by pirates
  • German: Piratenschiff — ship manned by pirates
  • Hungarian: kalózhajó — ship manned by pirates
  • Icelandic: sjóræningjaskip — ship manned by pirates
  • Italian: nave pirata — ship manned by pirates
  • Japanese: 海賊船 (kaizokusen) — ship manned by pirates
  • Korean: 해적선 (haejeokseon) — ship manned by pirates
  • Old English: þēofsċip — ship manned by pirates
  • Polish: statek piracki — ship manned by pirates
  • Portuguese: navio/barco/nau pirata — ship manned by pirates
  • Russian: пира́тский кора́бль (pirátskij koráblʹ) — ship manned by pirates
  • Spanish: barco pirata — ship manned by pirates
  • Turkish: korsan gemisi — ship manned by pirates