gunboat

English

Etymology

From gun +‎ boat.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌnˌboʊt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

gunboat (plural gunboats)

  1. (nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels.
    • 2016 February 2, Bill Wurtz, 4:45 from the start, in history of japan‎[1]:
      Knock knock. It's the United States. With huge boats (with guns); gunboats.

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