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gunship

/ˈɡʌnʃɪp/

gunship noun: a ship equipped with heavy artillery.

Noun

gunship (plural gunships)

  1. A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
  2. An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.
    • I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship.1997 September, Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion, New York: Bantam, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 363
  3. (US, air force) A transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles
    • Roger that, Hocus. Friendly gunship, coming in hot!2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Avery Johnson (David Scully), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Sierra 117

Forms of gunship

pluralgunships

Plural of gunship: gunships

Origin of gunship

From gun + ship.

Questions about gunship

What does gunship mean?
Gunship means a ship equipped with heavy artillery.
What part of speech is gunship?
Gunship is a noun.
How do you pronounce gunship?
Gunship is pronounced /ˈɡʌnʃɪp/.
What is the plural of gunship?
The plural of gunship is gunships.

Words near gunship in the dictionary

  1. gunsels
  2. gunshed
  3. gunsheds
  4. gunshield
  5. gunshields
  6. gunship
  7. gunships
  8. gunshop
  9. gunshops
  10. Gunshore
  11. gunshot

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