gunship

[ guhn-ship ]

/ ˈgʌnˌʃɪp /

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.

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Origin of gunship

First recorded in 1965–70; gun¹ + ship¹

Words nearby gunship

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Example sentences 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 BEAST
The seventy-four gunship, Gabriel Conroy, was clearing the decks for action.
Gabriel Conroy|Bert Harte