English

Noun

firedrake ‎(plural firedrakes)

1. A fire-breathing dragon

   ... the incensed firedrake, in revenge, flies all over the land, vomiting fire and smoke in every direction, — Helene A. Guerber, The Book of the Epic, 1913

2. A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
3. A kind of firework
4. A worker at a furnace or fire (an allusive use)

Related terms

• earthdrake
• seadrake

References

• Century Dictionary and Cyclopdia