pirate ship

/ˈpaɪ.ɹət ˌʃɪp/

noun

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.

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pirate
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Meanings

nounpirate ship (plural pirate ships)

plural pirate ships · alternative pirateship

  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.

    The Sea Angel was a massive ship shaped like a pirate ship.

    2008, J. Henry, Genie in My Lager, page 5
  2. A theme park ride in the form of a pirate ship that swings back and forth with seated riders secured on the deck.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna ship that is manned by pirates

Similar
pirate
Broader
ship
Also see
pirate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans seerowerskip, roofskip
  • seerowerskipship manned by pirates
  • roofskipship manned by pirates
Chinese Mandarin 賊船 /贼船, 海盜船 /海盗船
  • 賊船 /贼船 (zéichuán)ship manned by pirates
  • 海盜船 /海盗船 (hǎidàochuán)ship manned by pirates
Dutch piratenschip, zeeroversschip
  • piratenschipship manned by pirates
  • zeeroversschipship manned by pirates
  • roversschipship manned by pirates
  • roofschipship manned by pirates
Finnish merirosvolaiva
  • merirosvolaivaship manned by pirates
French bateau pirate
  • bateau pirateship manned by pirates
German Piratenschiff
  • Piratenschiffship manned by pirates
Hungarian kalózhajó
  • kalózhajóship manned by pirates
Icelandic sjóræningjaskip
  • sjóræningjaskipship manned by pirates
Italian nave pirata
  • nave pirataship manned by pirates
Japanese 海賊船
  • 海賊船 (kaizokusen)ship manned by pirates
Korean 해적선
  • 해적선 (haejeokseon)ship manned by pirates
Polish statek piracki
  • statek pirackiship manned by pirates
Portuguese navio/barco/nau pirata
  • navio/barco/nau pirataship manned by pirates
Russian пира́тский кора́бль
  • пира́тский кора́бль (pirátskij koráblʹ)ship manned by pirates
Spanish barco pirata
  • barco pirataship manned by pirates
Turkish korsan gemisi
  • korsan gemisiship manned by pirates
Cite this entry
APA

pirate ship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirate%20ship

MLA

“pirate ship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirate%20ship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pirate ship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirate%20ship.

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