gunship
[ guhn-ship ]
/ ˈgʌnˌʃɪp /
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noun
a helicopter or fixed-wing airplane armed with rapid-fire guns or cannons and used to provide close air support for troops in combat.
Nearby words
- gunpowder tea,
- gunrunner,
- gunrunning,
- guns,
- gunsel,
- gunshot,
- gunslinger,
- gunsmith,
- gunstock,
- gunstock deformity
Origin of gunship
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for gunship
Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of million-dollar equipment.
A Job to Kill For? Unemployed Spurn Detroit Veteran Hiring Fair|Colby Buzzell|June 25, 2012|DAILY BEASTThe seventy-four gunship, Gabriel Conroy, was clearing the decks for action.
Gabriel Conroy|Bert Harte