"fire pike" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fire pikes [plural]
Etymology: From fire + pike (“very long spear”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|pike|t2=very long spear}} fire + pike (“very long spear”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire pike (plural fire pikes)
  1. (historical) A flaming lance, more commonly used in sea battles; sometimes used as a distress signal. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-fire_pike-en-noun-3bwAamwV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: fire pikes [plural]
Etymology: From fire + pike (“pointed implement”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|pike|t2=pointed implement}} fire + pike (“pointed implement”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire pike (plural fire pikes)
  1. (obsolete) A poker (implement used to stoke a fire). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fire_pike-en-noun-VMdlF1WP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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