firedragon

English

Etymology

From Middle English fyre dragon; equivalent to fire +‎ dragon, modelled after firedrake.

Noun

firedragon (plural firedragons)

  1. A fiery dragon; firedrake.
    • 1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 74:
      [T]he fire-dragon
      had rased the coastal region and reduced
      forts and earthworks to dust and ashes,
      so the war-king planned and plotted his revenge.
    • 2007, Anthony Gioseffi, Mainframe:
      Adam continued to moan in hypnotic agony. Joshua needed to make a move. Boldly, Joshua strode toward the firedragon.
  2. A fiery meteor.

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