Terminology from the Age of Sail

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Search result for definition: pirate
Pirate: A sea-robber, or an armed ship that roams the seas without any legal commission, and seizes or plunders any vessel she meets indiscriminately, whether friend or foe. Some other names for a pirate were buccaneer, freebooter, ladrone and skimmer.

Pirates

Examples of a pirate
Examples of a pirate ship
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