gunboat
noun [C] /ˈɡʌn.bəʊt/
/-boʊt/ Definition
› a small military ship with large guns, used especially in areas near the coastThe Navy
(Definition of gunboat noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- battleship noun
- broadside noun
- cruiser noun (SHIP)
- destroyer noun
- flagship noun (SHIP)
- fleet noun (SHIPS)
- landing craft noun
- minesweeper noun
- naval adjective
- navy noun (SEA FORCE)
- RN noun
- seaborne adjective
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- the Admiralty noun
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- troopship noun
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