Dictionary

gunboat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡʌnˌboʊt/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From gun + boat.

Meanings

1. Any of the various types of small armed vessels.
   • Knock knock. It's the United States. With huge boats (with guns); gunboats. 2016 February 2, Bill Wurtz, 4:45 from the start, in history of japan:
   • Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar. 2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, “Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2021:

Forms

Deriveds

gunboat war · Gunboat War · gunboater · gunboat diplomacy

Hypernyms

warship

Relateds

cutter · torpedo boat · mortar barge · patrol boat · monitor

Translations (40)

sl topnjača (small armed vessel) · uk каноне́рський чо́вен (small armed vessel) · be канане́рка (small armed vessel) · es cañonero (small armed vessel) · es cañonera (small armed vessel) · no kanonbåt (small armed vessel) · nl kanonneerboot (small armed vessel) · hu gyorsnaszád (small armed vessel) · pt canhoneira (small armed vessel) · it cannoniera (small armed vessel) · da kanonbåd (small armed vessel) · be канане́рская ло́дка (small armed vessel) · cmn 炮艦 /炮舰 (small armed vessel) · ka საარტილერიო კატარღა (small armed vessel) · sv kanonbåt (small armed vessel) · hy հրետանավակ (small armed vessel) · cmn 炮艇 (small armed vessel) · sq kanoniera (small armed vessel) · hu ágyúnaszád (small armed vessel) · ar زَوْرَق مِدْفَعِيَّة (small armed vessel) · ca canonera (small armed vessel) · ru каноне́рская ло́дка (small armed vessel) · el κανονιοφόρος (small armed vessel) · eo kanonboato (small armed vessel) · gv baatey gunn (small armed vessel) · bg канонерка (small armed vessel) · ka კანონერი (small armed vessel) · ko 포함 (small armed vessel) · fi tykkivene (small armed vessel) · pl kanonierka (small armed vessel) · ja 砲艦 (small armed vessel) · uk каноне́рка (small armed vessel) · ru канонерка (small armed vessel) · th เรือปืน (small armed vessel) · ka ქვემეხიანი ნავი (small armed vessel) · tl bapor kanyonero (small armed vessel) · tr gambot (small armed vessel) · fr canonnière (small armed vessel) · cs dělový člun (small armed vessel) · de Kanonenboot (small armed vessel)