gunship
3
5.0
- noun
- /ˈɡʌnˌʃɪp/
- Specialized
:
cañonera
- 2 gunships left McMurren and are headed this way.
- helicopter gunship
- gunship flew overhead
- Israeli gunships
Hey, get us some fast movers, get us any a Spectre gunship and that had to go through Bob to Tripoli.
- Hey, get us some fast movers, get us any a Spectre gunship and that had to go through Bob to Tripoli.
Examples
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Huge black police gunships circle lazily around the enemy choppers, their flex-guns and rockets spitting blue-white fire.
Fiction book (1996) -
He and Kovansky were helicopter gunship pilots in Afghanistan.
Fiction book (2001) -
We'll call for a gunship when we get there.
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And Bobby and John sent in a second wave of helicopter gunships, all US marshals to burn out the base in in the Everglades.
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All the supplies were then stored in the Dominican Civil Defense warehouse while we arranged for trucks to bring it all to the Dominican Navy gunships.
Academic text (2010) -
But Israel is a country of 7.5 million people with tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, helicopter gunships, F-16s, F-18s, plus 400 nuclear warheads.
Blog text (6) -
The helicopter gunship provided crucial support during the military operation near the coastline.
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Two navy gunships patrolled the waters to ensure maritime security in the region.
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The gunship hovered above the battleground, ready to engage enemy forces approaching from the river.
Synonyms
7
6.6
A small armed boat that moves in shallow water near coasts and rivers
7
3.5
A small boat that watches for danger and protects a coast or harbor
4
3.7
A ship used by the navy or coast guard to watch and protect the sea
1
5.2
A boat that watches and protects a harbor or ships
1
6.3
A small fast military boat that fires underwater bombs near the coast
A small boat that patrols and watches for danger near a harbor or fleet
How Armed
- Specialized
62
7.3
- Specialized
43
8.2
- Specialized
3
5.0
- Specialized
7
6.6
- Specialized
7
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gunship is made from gun ('weapon') and ship ('boat'), and it first described small boats armed with guns that patrolled coasts and rivers, later also used for small armed aircraft. That's why a gunship can mean a small, heavily armed military boat or aircraft used for patrol, combat, or support near water.