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false fires

false fires is the plural of false fire.

Meaning of false fire

Noun

false fire (plural false fires)

  1. (historical) A combustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signalling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy.
  2. (historical) A light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction.

Questions about false fires

What is false fires the plural of?
False fires is the plural of false fire.

Words near false fires in the dictionary

  1. false eyelash
  2. false eyelashes
  3. false face
  4. false faces
  5. false fire
  6. false fires
  7. false flag
  8. false flagged
  9. false flagger
  10. false flaggers
  11. false flagging

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