gunboat
[guhn-boht]
- a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- any small ship carrying mounted guns.
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Origin of gunboat
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Historical Examples of gunboats
But now the hearts of the soldiers were cheered with the news that the gunboats were coming.
Winning His WayCharles Carleton Coffin
Those your gunboats poke her nose and shove her oar in every place.
Soldiers Three, Part II.Rudyard Kipling
The Cumberland answered, and the Congress, and their gunboats and shore batteries.
The Long RollMary Johnston
The head of his column was set for the James, for Harrison's Landing and the gunboats.
The Long RollMary Johnston
He saw four gunboats on the river; they were throwing the long, howling shells.
The Long RollMary Johnston
gunboat
- a small shallow-draft vessel carrying mounted guns and used by coastal patrols, etc
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