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helicopter gunship

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noun

  1. a large heavily armed helicopter used for ground attack

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Experts said that was probably the first such use of a helicopter gunship in the occupied West Bank since the second Palestinian uprising about 20 years ago.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Apache helicopter gunship also flew over the embassy and dropped flares in a “show of force,” attempting to disperse the crowd.

From Fox News • Dec. 31, 2019

This City team is an irresistible force, both of sport and of political will; beautifully constructed, massively over-resourced, equipped with its own gold-plated helicopter gunship of a management structure.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2019

A helicopter gunship arrived and was seen hovering.

From US News • Dec. 1, 2014

One was young and handsome enough to be known as “Captain Brad Pitt,” a 2007 West Point graduate trained to deliver ordnance from the Army’s most terrifying flying machine, an AH-64 Apache helicopter gunship.

From Time • Jul. 12, 2012