pirate ships

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Pirate ships are vessels used by pirates for robbery and plundering at sea.

The term evokes the golden age of piracy—wooden sailing ships with skull-and-crossbones flags, cannons, and crews of outlaws.

In modern usage, pirate ships appear in children's entertainment, theme parks, and costume parties: The kids played on the pirate ship at the playground.

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Barbary corsairs · galleon · high seas · brigantine · plunder · sea shanties · Davy Jones · corsair · sloop · man-of-war · shipwreck · sea battles · cannon fire · treasure · freebooter · Captain Kidd · Captain Hook · mast

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Opposites
legitimacy/authority

pirate shipsships of the line

Heavy warships forming battle formations

frigates · men-of-war · patrol boats

purpose/mission

pirate shipsmerchant ships

Vessels for transporting goods

convoy escorts · cargo ships · supply ships · patrol ships · treasure ships

Family

ship, pirate, shipping, piracy, ships, pirates, pirating, shipmate, piratical

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Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G