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.

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Origin of gunship

First recorded in 1965–70; gun¹ + ship¹

Words nearby gunship

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How to use gunship in a sentence

Things that keep the enemy at arm’s length or protect soldiers from harm, such as gunships, body armor, and roadside-bomb detection, have been the focus for the West.
The Taliban, not the West, won Afghanistan’s technological war|Christopher Ankersen, Mike Martin|August 23, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The Air Force formally retired the AC-130U gunships in 2019, replaced by the similar AC-130J “Ghostrider.”
These machines were supposed to help win the war in Afghanistan. What happened?|Rob Verger|August 19, 2021|Popular-Science
Operating almost like an 18th-century ocean-going ship, the AC-130U “Spooky” gunships that flew in 2001 had three big guns sticking out of the left side of the craft, which it would fire while circling people, buildings, or vehicles below.
These machines were supposed to help win the war in Afghanistan. What happened?|Rob Verger|August 19, 2021|Popular-Science
The Sun reports that the Royal helicopter gunship pilot, 28, was sent a copy of Celebrate at his base by Pippa.
Harry Entertains Troops By Reading Pippa's Book Out Loud|Tom Sykes|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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
A helicopter gunship was circling a checkpoint as a young rebel fighter blasted away with a heavy machine gun.
Four Missing New York Times Journalists|Babak Dehghanpisheh|March 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The seventy-four gunship, Gabriel Conroy, was clearing the decks for action.
Gabriel Conroy|Bert Harte