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corsair
(encz) | corsair,korzár n: Zdeněk Brož |
corsair
(encz) | corsair,pirát n: Zdeněk Brož |
Corsair
(gcide) | Corsair \Cor"sair\ (k?r"s?r), n. [F. corsaire (cf. It. corsare,
corsale, Pr. corsari), LL. corsarius, fr. L. cursus a
running, course, whence Sp. corso cruise, corsa cruise,
coasting voyage, corsear to cruise against the enemy, to
pirate, corsario cruising, a privateer authorized to cruise
against the enemy. See Course.]
1. A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from
any government, to seize booty on sea or land.
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2. A piratical vessel.
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Barbary corsairs . . . infested the coast of the
Mediterranean. --Prescott.
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3. (Zool.) A Californian market fish ({Sebastichthys
rosaceus}).
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corsair
(wn) | corsair
n 1: a pirate along the Barbary Coast [syn: corsair, {Barbary
pirate}]
2: a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) |
corsair
(devil) | CORSAIR, n. A politician of the seas.
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corsair
(encz) | corsair,korzár n: Zdeněk Brožcorsair,pirát n: Zdeněk Brož |
corsair
(wn) | corsair
n 1: a pirate along the Barbary Coast [syn: corsair, {Barbary
pirate}]
2: a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) |
corsair
(devil) | CORSAIR, n. A politician of the seas.
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