Meanings
noungunship (plural gunships)
plural gunships
- nauticalA ship equipped with heavy artillery.
- aeronauticsAn armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.
I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship.
1997 September 28, Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion, New York: Bantam, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 363 - USair forcegovernmentA transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles
Roger that, Hocus. Friendly gunship, coming in hot!
2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Avery Johnson (David Scully), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Sierra 117
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Translations
Czech dělový člun, bitevní vrtulník
- dělový člunarmed ship
- bitevní vrtulníkarmed helicopter
- bitevní helikoptéraarmed helicopter
Finnish taisteluhelikopteri
- taisteluhelikopteriarmed helicopter
French canonnière, navire de guerre
- canonnièrearmed ship
- navire de guerrearmed ship
- hélicoptère de combatarmed helicopter
Russian канонерская ло́дка, канонерка
- канонерская ло́дка (kanonerskaja lódka)armed ship
- канонерка (kanonerka)armed ship
Spanish helicóptero artillado, helicóptero de combate
- helicóptero artilladoarmed helicopter
- helicóptero de combatearmed helicopter
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APA
gunship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunship
MLA
“gunship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunship. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunship.
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