Fire'drake` noun [ Anglo-Saxon fȳrdraca ; fȳr fire + draca a dragon. See Fire , and Drake a dragon.] [ Obsolete] 1. A fiery dragon. Beau. & Fl. 2. A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket. 3. A worker at a furnace or... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/32
HMS Firedrake was a British Fearless Class destroyer of 1350 tons displacement launched in 1934 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns; two depth-charge throwers and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36.7 knots and a ran... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RF.HTM
noun a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974