gunship
noun
gun·ship
ˈgən-ˌship 
: a helicopter or cargo aircraft armed with rockets and machine guns
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Failing to reach terms with Colombia to build a US canal, then US President Theodore Roosevelt sent gunships to Panama’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts to support calls for Panamanian independence.
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Because Jod had secured his frigate safe passage through the Great Barrier, the kids were chased by laser-firing gunships.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
In the 1990s, the U.S. military presented the White House with a number of plans to kill Osama bin Laden, including using long-range bombers, AC-130 gunships, U.S. special operations forces, and non-Taliban tribal groups.
—Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
According to Russian war analysts, two Mi-8 gunships were downed and their crews killed — the worst single-day toll for Russian helicopter forces since 2022.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Because Jod had secured his frigate safe passage through the Great Barrier, the kids were chased by laser-firing gunships.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
In the 1990s, the U.S. military presented the White House with a number of plans to kill Osama bin Laden, including using long-range bombers, AC-130 gunships, U.S. special operations forces, and non-Taliban tribal groups.
—Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
According to Russian war analysts, two Mi-8 gunships were downed and their crews killed — the worst single-day toll for Russian helicopter forces since 2022.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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gunship
noun
gun·ship
-ˌship
: an aircraft armed with rockets and machine guns for protection of ground troops or helicopters carrying them
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