helicopter gunship
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Apache helicopter gunship also flew over the embassy and dropped flares in a “show of force,” attempting to disperse the crowd.
From Fox News • Dec. 31, 2019
This City team is an irresistible force, both of sport and of political will; beautifully constructed, massively over-resourced, equipped with its own gold-plated helicopter gunship of a management structure.
From The Guardian • May 18, 2019
A helicopter gunship arrived and was seen hovering.
From US News • Dec. 1, 2014
The French forces, fearing attack from surface-to-air missiles looted from Libyan stockpiles, have curtailed helicopter gunship missions in Mali, and they instead rely on higher-flying but less precise fighter-bombers for any airstrikes, Mr. Pham said.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2013
One was young and handsome enough to be known as “Captain Brad Pitt,” a 2007 West Point graduate trained to deliver ordnance from the Army’s most terrifying flying machine, an AH-64 Apache helicopter gunship.
From Time • Jul. 12, 2012
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