gunship
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[edit]gunship (plural gunships)
- (nautical) A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
- (aviation) An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.
- 1997 September, Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion, New York: Bantam, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 363:
- I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship.
- (US, air force, military) A transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles
- 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Avery Johnson (David Scully), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Sierra 117:
- Roger that, Hocus. Friendly gunship, coming in hot!
Translations
[edit]armed ship
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armed helicopter
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