"gunship" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʌnʃɪp/ Forms: gunships [plural]
Etymology: From gun + ship. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gun|ship}} gun + ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} gunship (plural gunships)
  1. (nautical) A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
    Sense id: en-gunship-en-noun-9tCClSNA Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (aviation) An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy. Translations (armed helicopter): bitevní vrtulník [masculine] (Czech), bitevní helikoptéra [feminine] (Czech), taisteluhelikopteri (Finnish), hélicoptère de combat [masculine] (French), helicóptero artillado [masculine] (Spanish), helicóptero de combate [masculine] (Spanish) Translations (armed ship): dělový člun [masculine] (Czech), canonnière [feminine] (French), navire de guerre [masculine] (French), канонерская ло́дка (kanonerskaja lódka) [feminine] (Russian), канонерка (kanonerka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gunship-en-noun-S9Tw5XlE Categories (other): Aviation Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'armed helicopter': 4 84 12 Disambiguation of 'armed ship': 31 46 23
  3. (US, air force, military) A transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles Tags: US
    Sense id: en-gunship-en-noun-fQekaGkq Categories (other): American English, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 35 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 28 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 27 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 26 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 31 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 28 55 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 32 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 28 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 26 64 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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