greek fire

1. 1.

   a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted

   Broadermixtureweapon

Questions about greek fire

What does greek fire mean?

greek fire means "a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted".

Is greek fire a common word?

greek fire is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.