gunboat
a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
any small ship carrying mounted guns.
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How to use gunboat in a sentence
The rebels wished to advance from Lutao, but were kept back by the fire from the gunboat Maria Cristina.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanMeanwhile, the Australian submarine has got up through the Narrows and has torpedoed a gunboat at Chunuk.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonSubsequently a gunboat was sent to San Fernando de la Union to shell the town.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanOn that date the American gunboat Petrel and a large steam-launch suddenly appeared in Cebú harbour.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIn January, 1899, a Spanish gunboat silently entered the port without the customary whistling and firing of salute.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for gunboat
/ (ˈɡʌnˌbəʊt) /
a small shallow-draft vessel carrying mounted guns and used by coastal patrols, etc
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