Wiktionary
n. Any ship manned by pirates.
WordNet
n. a ship manned by pirates [syn: pirate]
Wikipedia
A pirate ship is a type of amusement ride, consisting of an open, seated gondola (usually in the style of a pirate ship) which swings back and forth, subjecting the rider to various levels of angular momentum. A variant where the riders must pull on ropes to swings the ride is known as a swing boat.
The first known predecessor of the ride was invented by Charles Albert Marshall of Tulsa, Oklahoma between 1893 and 1897. This ride was originally called "The Ocean Wave".
The Ocean Wave was first used in the Marshall Bros Circus in 1897. The circus was run by Charles and his brothers Mike, Will, Ed, friends, and family.
Usage examples of "pirate ship".
Aloft, the men were yelling that the pirate ship was falling behind as Paragon found his speed.
She knew he meant pirates, and shuddered at the thought of being back on a pirate ship.
He glanced up at Thunderstorm and the young apprentice from the pirate ship.
Tall Eyebrow lifted Keff before he stepped off the ramp, and they sailed lightly over the mud toward the pirate ship.
It was now useless as a pressure lock, but the pirate ship would use it for attachment, to keep the ships conveniently together for the plundering.
Despite the ten-kilowatt set being used to project the beam, the resistance of the apparatus on board the pirate ship was amazing.
It didn't make much difference in the motion of the bubble, because it was now anchored to the pirate ship whose far greater mass stabilized it.
Still, if the captain tried to turn to port, he would likely be in range of that weapon for some time, and if he tried to veer to starboard, he might not be able to even get past the pirate ship and into the cloud, might ram the ship head-on.
A voice crackled over the intercom aboard the newly named pirate ship, Avenger.
Those walks about the pirate ship had not been any substitute for proper exercise.
When she had recovered, Niki comforted her, saying that they were too far now from the pirate ship for anyone to have heard.
Halice had been almost unbearably smug when Allin had found a fourth pirate ship, even if it was only a gaff-rigged single master.