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gun⋅boat

  [guhn-boht]
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–noun
1. a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
2. any small ship carrying mounted guns.
Origin:
1770–80; gun 1 + boat
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gun·boat   (gŭn'bōt')   
n.  A small armed vessel.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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