Firebrand
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The word Firebrand has several uses:
  • A piece of burning wood
    Wood
    Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...

     (see wildfire characteristics)
  • A person with a penchant for militancy in speech and/or action

Vehicles

  • Blackburn Firebrand
    Blackburn Firebrand
    |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brown, Eric, CBE, DCS, AFC, RN.; Green William and Swanborough, Gordon. "Fairey Swordfish". Wings of the Navy, Flying Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War Two. London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1980, p. 157–167. ISBN 0-7106-0002-X.* Buttler, Tony....

    , an aircraft constructed for the Royal Navy
  • HMS Firebrand
    HMS Firebrand
    Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand. was an 8-gun fireship launched in 1694 and wrecked in 1707. was an 8-gun fireship, previously the civilian vessel Charming Jenny. She was purchased in 1739 and sold in 1743....

    , any of several vessels that the Royal Navy operated
  • CFAV Firebrand
    CFAV Firebrand
    The CFAV Firebrand is a in the Royal Canadian Navy.Firebrand is based in CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.Her sister ship CFAV Firebird is based in CFB Halifax....

    , a fireboat in the Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command

Fictional characters

  • Firebrand (Capcom), a character in Capcom video games
  • Firebrand (Marvel Comics)
    Firebrand (Marvel Comics)
    Firebrand is the codename of three fictional supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. All three were normal humans inside powered armor and relied on fire-based weapons...

    , a Marvel Comics comic book character
  • Firebrand (DC Comics)
    Firebrand (DC Comics)
    Firebrand is a name that has been used by four heroes by DC Comics.-Rod Reilly:Published by Quality Comics from August 1941 to November 1942, Rod Reilly was the bored and wealthy socialite son of a steel tycoon, who decided to fight crime with his servant and friend, "Slugger" Dunn...

    , a DC Comics comic book character

Other

  • Firebrand Games
    Firebrand Games
    Firebrand Games is a video game development company with studios in Glasgow, Scotland, Florida, USA, and Baton Rouge, USA. The team specialises in the production of racing games. Firebrand Games was founded and is run by Mark Greenshields who has been in the games industry his entire career...

    , a video game company
  • A sword
    Sword
    A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...

     that appears in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
    Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
    Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, known in Japan as , is an action-adventure game developed and published by Konami in 1997. It is the 14th installment of the Castlevania series, the first installment released for the PlayStation, and a direct sequel to Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.Symphony of the...

    , the Final Fantasy
    Final Fantasy
    is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...

     series, NetHack
    NetHack
    NetHack is a single-player roguelike video game originally released in 1987. It is a descendant of an earlier game called Hack , which is a descendant of Rogue...

    , and other video games
  • Firebrand (program), a multimedia program that broadcast television commercials in an hour-long television program
  • A nickname given to Fiach McHugh O'Byrne
    Fiach McHugh O'Byrne
    Fiach mac Aodh Ó Broin was Lord of Ranelagh and sometime leader of the Clann Uí Bhroin, or the O'Byrne clan, during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland.-Background:...

    , an Irish rebel
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