gunboat
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gunboat
- /ˈɡʌnˌboʊt/ US
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From gun + boat.
noun gunboats
- Any of the various types of small armed vessels. Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar.
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noun small armed vessel
| Español | cañonera, cañonero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포함 poham |
| 日本語 | 砲艦 hōkan |
| 中文 | 炮艇 pàotǐng, 炮艦 /炮舰 pàojiàn |
| Português | canhoneira |
| Français | canonnière |
| Deutsch | Kanonenboot |
| Italiano | cannoniera |
| Ελληνικά | κανονιοφόρος kanoniofóros |
| Русский | каноне́рская ло́дка kanonérskaja lódka, канонерка kanonerka |
| العربية | زَوْرَق مِدْفَعِيَّة zawraq midfaʕiyya |
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@misc{gunboat_2026,
title = {gunboat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gunboat},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
