gunship

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gunship

  • /ˈɡʌnʃɪp/

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From gun + ship.

noun gunships

  1. A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
  2. An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy. I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship.
  3. US A transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles Roger that, Hocus. Friendly gunship, coming in hot!

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noun armed ship

Françaiscanonnière, navire de guerre
Русскийканонерская ло́дка kanonerskaja lódka, канонерка kanonerka

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@misc{gunship_2026,
  title = {gunship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gunship},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}