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Webster 1913 Edition

Gunboat

Gun′boatˊ

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Noun.

1.

(Nav.)

A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns, used for operations in shallow waters.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gunboat

GUN'BOAT

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Noun.

A boat or small vessel fitted to carry a gun or two at the bow.

Definition 2024

gunboat

gunboat

English

Noun

gunboat ‎(plural gunboats)

(nautical) Any of various types of small armed vessel

Derived terms

gunboat diplomacy

Translations

small armed vessel

Albanian: kanoniera
Arabic: زَوْرَق مِدْفَعِيَّة f ‎(zawraq midfaʿiyya)
Bulgarian: канонерка f ‎(kanonerka)
Catalan: canonera (ca) f
Czech: dělový člun m
Danish: kanonbåd c
Dutch: kanonneerboot m, f
Esperanto: kanonboato
Finnish: tykkivene (fi)
French: canonnière (fr) f
German: Kanonenboot (de) n
Greek: κανονιοφόρος (el) f ‎(kanoniofóros)
Hungarian: ágyúnaszád (hu)

Italian: cannoniera (it) f
Japanese: 砲艦 (ja) ‎(ほうかん, hōkan)
Manx: baatey gunn m
Norwegian: kanonbåt c
Polish: kanonierka (pl) f
Portuguese: canhoneira (pt) f
Russian: каноне́рская ло́дка f ‎(kanonérskaja lódka), канонерка (ru) ‎(kanonerka)
Slovene: topnjača f
Spanish: cañonera f
Swedish: kanonbåt c
Tagalog: bapor kanyonero
Turkish: gambot (tr)

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