false fire

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Noun[edit]

false fire (plural false fires)

  1. (historical) A combustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signalling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy.
  2. (historical) A light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction.
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