corsair

Examples

• All

• A fleet of Corsair ships sails from the south.

  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

• It's an old corsair.

  Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

• More than 200 years ago, just as the United States was developing into a nation, corsair piracy challenged the ability of the country to conduct international trade throughout the Mediterranean Sea.

  Academic text (2009)

• The legendary corsair was known for its speed and daring exploits on the high seas.

• During the 17th century, many European nations commissioned corsairs to attack their rivals' trade ships.

Synonyms

P

pirate ship

vscorsair

9 2.7

A boat used by people who attack other boats to steal things at sea

often acted with state permission in the Mediterranean during the 16th to 18th centuries

G

galleass

vscorsair

• Archaic

9.9

A large fast armed ship with sails and oars used in the Mediterranean

is generally smaller and used for state-sanctioned private raiding rather than regular navy duty

D

dromon

vscorsair

• Archaic

9.9

A fast ship with oars used for war by the Byzantine navy

operated later in the Mediterranean and often with private authorization rather than imperial navy service

How Fast

clipper

• Archaic

26 9.2

corsair

• Archaic

1 9.9

brig

• Archaic

3 9.6

sloop

6 8.1

boat

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology