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firedrake

firedrake noun: a fire-breathing dragon.

Noun

firedrake (plural firedrakes)

  1. A fire-breathing dragon.
    • […] the incensed firedrake, in revenge, flies all over the land, vomiting fire and smoke in every direction, […]1913, Helene A. Guerber, The Book of the Epic
    • Then was the folk-scather for the third of times yet, The fierce fire-drake, all mindful of feud;1895, W Morris, AJ Wyatt (trans.), The Tale of Beowulf (2689)
  2. A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
  3. A kind of firework
  4. (figuratively, poetic) A worker at a furnace or fire

firedrake meaning in Tamil

firedrake in Tamil

தீக் கக்கும் பெரும்பாம்பு

Forms of firedrake

pluralfiredrakes

Origin of firedrake

From Middle English firdrake, from Old English fȳrdraca (“fire-spewing dragon”), equivalent to fire + drake.

Questions about firedrake

What does firedrake mean?
Firedrake means a fire-breathing dragon.
What is firedrake in Tamil?
Firedrake in Tamil is தீக் கக்கும் பெரும்பாம்பு. See Firedrake meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is firedrake?
Firedrake is a noun.
What is the plural of firedrake?
The plural of firedrake is firedrakes.

Words near firedrake in the dictionary

  1. firedogs
  2. firedoor
  3. firedoors
  4. firedragon
  5. firedragons
  6. firedrake
  7. firedrakes
  8. firee
  9. fireeater
  10. fireeaters
  11. firees

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Adapted from Wiktionary: firedrake (page history and authors); firedrake (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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