Meanings
nounfire arrow (plural fire arrows)
plural fire arrows
- historicalgovernmentA metal dart or arrow furnished with a combustible such as gunpowder for setting fire to ships.
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fire arrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20arrow
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“fire arrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20arrow. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire arrow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20arrow.
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