Gunboat
/ˈɡʌnˌboʊt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the various types of small armed vessels.
"Knock knock. It's the United States. With huge boats (with guns); gunboats."
- 2 a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols wordnet
Example
More examples"A gunboat is a naval watercraft."
Etymology
From gun + boat.