pirateship

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pirateship (plural pirateships)

1. Alternative form of pirate ship
   • 2015, Suzanne Johnson, Pirateship Down: Stories from the World of The Sentinels of New Orleans‎^[1], →ISBN:

     Pirateship Down: Stories from the World of The Sentinels of New Orleans

   • 2014, Chloe Neill, Wild Things: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel‎^[2], →ISBN, page 312:

     "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.

   • 2008, Mike Shepherd, Kris Longknife: Intrepid‎^[3], →ISBN, pages 64–65:

     The pirateship Compton Maru claimed it had just called on Xanadu.

   • 2000, Richard K. Miller, The ... Casino and Gaming Business Market Research Handbook, Volume 2‎^[4], page 562:

     From striking architectural statements to theatrical interior designs, from pirateship battle to an electronic sky spectacular, from dining in a magical empire to gambling in a 24th century spaceship, more than 30 million annual visitors have enjoyed the creative imagination of the gambling industry.

   • 2001, R. L. Bowley, Scilly at war‎^[5], page 284:

     He was later to be the RNAS pilot of the first aircraft ever to be catapulted from a battleship - actually off HMS Vindictive in order to locate a pirateship, Vindictive, closing to capture all eleven of the pirate crew off Byas Bay, Hong Kong.

   • 1858, Charles Dickens, Novels and Tales: Reprinted from Household Words. ¬The perils of certain English prisoners, and their treasure in women, children, silver and jewels [u.a.], Volume 7‎^[6], page 117:

     When I have added here that the Pirate scheme was blown to shivers, by the Pirateship which had the Treasure on board being so vigorously attacked by one of His Majesty's cruisers, among the West India Keys, and being so swiftly boarded and carried, that nobody suspected anything about the scheme until three-fourths of the Pirates were killed, and the other fourth were in irons, and the Treasure was recovered; I come to the last singular confession I have got to make.

Etymology 2

From pirate +‎ -ship.

Noun

pirateship (uncountable)

1. Synonym of piracy.
   • 1918, Jack Morris Wright, A Poet of the Air: Letters of Jack Morris Wright, First Lieutenant of the American Aviation in France, April, 1917-January, 1918‎^[7], page 55:

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

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