Gunboat

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  • noun. A small armed vessel.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A boat or small vessel fitted to carry one or more guns of large caliber, and from its light draft capable of running close inshore or up rivers; also, any small vessel carrying guns.
  • noun. In coal-mining, a self-dumping box on wheels, used for raising coal on slopes, and holding three or four tons of coal. It resembles a “skip,” but runs on wheels, and not between guides.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns, used for operations in shallow waters.
  • noun. Any small naval vessel carrying mounted guns.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of various types of small armed vessel
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
    • Word Usage
    "Turkey is not a world power and they are not going to engage in gunboat diplomacy just to satisfy your desire to get even with Israel."
    cross-reference
    cutter  monitor  mortar barge  patrol boat  torpedo boat  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    boat  
    Same Context
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    barge  brig  convoy  corvette  corvettes  
    Synonym
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    tinclad  
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