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gunship

American  
[guhn-ship] / ˈgʌnˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. a helicopter or fixed-wing airplane armed with rapid-fire guns or cannons and used to provide close air support for troops in combat.


Etymology

Origin of gunship

First recorded in 1965–70; gun 1 + ship 1


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Another video shows Kid Rock pumping his fist before a second gunship appears to fly by his mansion, which he has dubbed the Southern White House.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

The gunship, an AC 130, spotted them from the air, she said.

From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

Archaeologists guessed they were possibly leftover relics from a sunken Confederate gunship excavated a few years earlier in the same area, said Andrea Farmer, an archaeologist for the Army Corps of Engineers.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2022

Mando previously flew a Razor Crest class gunship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2022

It was a sleek black military-style gunship, with attachments on the sides that looked like laser-guided rockets.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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