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gun·boat
(gŭn′bōt′)n.
A small armed vessel.
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gunboat
(ˈɡʌnˌbəʊt)n
(Nautical Terms) a small shallow-draft vessel carrying mounted guns and used by coastal patrols, etc
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gun•boat
(ˈgʌnˌboʊt)n.
a small armed warship of light draft used in ports where the water is shallow.
[1770–80]
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| Noun | 1. |  gunboat - a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrolsboat - a small vessel for travel on water |
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Translations
زورق مُسَلَّح بالمدفعيَّه
dělový člun
kanonbåd
ágyúnaszád
lítiî herskip
delová loď
gambot
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gunboat
[ˈgʌnbəʊt] n → canonnière fgunboat diplomacy n → politique f de la canonnièregun control n → contrôle m des armes à feu gun control lawsgun control laws npl → lois fpl sur le contrôle des armes à feugun crime n → crime m commis avec une arme à feugun culture n → culture f des armes à feugun dog n → chien m de chasseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gun
(gan) noun any weapon which fires bullets or shells. He fired a gun at the burglar.
ˈgunboat noun a small warship with large guns.
ˈgunfire noun the firing of guns. I could hear the sound of gunfire in the distance.
ˈgunman noun a criminal who uses a gun to kill or rob people. Three gunmen robbed the bank.
ˈgunpowder noun an explosive in the form of a powder.
ˈgunshot noun the sound of a gun firing. I heard a gunshot and a man dropped dead.
adjective caused by the bullet from a gun. a gunshot wound.
stick to one's guns to hold to one's position in an argument etc. No-one believed her story but she stuck to her guns.
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