GUNBOAT

gunboat

(noun) a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gunboat (plural gunboats)

(nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Gun"boat`, n. (Nav.)

Definition: A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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