firedrake — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A fire-breathing dragon.

   Examples

   […] the incensed firedrake, in revenge, flies all over the land, vomiting fire and smoke in every direction, […]

   Then was the folk-scather for the third of times yet, The fierce fire-drake, all mindful of feud;

2. A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket

3. A kind of firework

4. A worker at a furnace or fire

   Usage

   • Figurative
   • Poetic

Noun

1. a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

   Synonyms

   European dragondragon

   Broader terms

   mythical monstermythical creature