"false fire" meaning in All languages combined

See false fire on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: false fires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-false_fire-en-noun-IInqbTrf
  2. (historical) A light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-false_fire-en-noun-EEFp05sy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76

Inflected forms

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