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The result was standoffs between fishing boats and Icelandic gunboats, and even the intervention of the British Royal Navy.
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Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the most famous example of impoundment came in 1803 when former President Thomas Jefferson declined to spend $50,000 that Congress had appropriated to purchase 15 gunboats.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the joint naval exercises will involve 15 combat ships, support vessels and gunboats, as well as helicopters, according to state news agency TASS.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
For example, the famous instance of Jefferson refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress for gunboats.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
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Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the most famous example of impoundment came in 1803 when former President Thomas Jefferson declined to spend $50,000 that Congress had appropriated to purchase 15 gunboats.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the joint naval exercises will involve 15 combat ships, support vessels and gunboats, as well as helicopters, according to state news agency TASS.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
For example, the famous instance of Jefferson refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress for gunboats.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Gunboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunboat. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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gunboat
noun
gun·boat
ˈgən-ˌbōt 
: a small lightly armed ship for use in shallow waters
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