gunship
noun
gun·ship
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Definition of gunship
: a helicopter or cargo aircraft armed with rockets and machine guns
Examples of gunship in a Sentence
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Ada’s gunship fleet was in LPO, awaiting detection of the advancing Icar- ion fleet, when the asteroid passed within range. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "A starfighter pilot awakens in an unwelcome future in this excerpt from Velocity Weapon," 11 June 2019 My family in Damascus and Aleppo are dodging chemical weapons and helicopter gunships and a genocide from the Syrians from Hezbollah, from Iran, from Russia. — Fox News, "Dr. Zuhdi Jasser on terror threats facing the United States," 18 June 2018 An Afghan Air Force general said that helicopter gunships from Shindand Air Base in western Afghanistan were joining the fight, targeting Taliban positions in the city. — New York Times, "Taliban Claim They’ve Taken Control of Western Afghan City, Farah," 15 May 2018 It can be outfitted for transport, reconnaissance, search and rescue, research, refueling, patrol or as a gunship. — Madison Park And Steve Almasy, CNN, "Puerto Rico National Guard plane crashes on final military flight, killing 9," 3 May 2018 Local media reported marines on the gunship shot the bystanders — Nellely Aide Ruiz MartÃnez, 28, and daughters Chelsea Abril Rojas Ruiz, 6, and Kenia Azul Rojas Ruiz, 4 — but officials from the Mexican navy deny the helicopter unit was responsible. — Caleb Downs, San Antonio Express-News, "Mexican governor warns citizens not to travel to U.S. via Reynosa-McAllen bridge," 29 Mar. 2018 The Americans quickly mobilized a ferocious response, including AC-130 gunships, jet warplanes and Apache attack helicopters. — Washington Post, "Putin ally said to be in touch with Kremlin, Assad before his mercenaries attacked U.S. troops," 7 Mar. 2018 The Americans quickly mobilized a ferocious response, including AC-130 gunships, jet warplanes and Apache attack helicopters. — Anchorage Daily News, "Putin ally said to be in touch with Kremlin, Assad before his mercenaries attacked U.S. troops," 23 Feb. 2018 The airstrikes were carried out by drones, AC-130 gunships and fighter-bombers. — Robert Windrem, NBC News, "U.S. airstrikes in Yemen have increased sixfold under Trump," 1 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gunship.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gunship
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gunship
: a military aircraft with rockets and machine guns
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