gunboat
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gun·boat /ˈɡʌnbəʊt $ -boʊt/ noun [countable] 1. PMNa small ship that carries several large guns 炮艇，炮舰2. gunboat diplomacy PPPTHREATENthe practice of threatening to use force against another country to make them agree to your demands 炮舰外交〔指用武力威胁使另一国家屈从的做法〕
Examples from the Corpus
gunboat• Perhaps it's something to do with being the only civil department still with the power to send in a gunboat.• So perhaps Britain was about to send a gunboat to shell the Perrier works after all?• The use of gunboats increased towards the end of the war.• As they neared James River and caught sight of our gunboats, a cheer went up from each regiment.• Business people no longer believed that gunboats and garrisons were vital for the protection and promotion of their activities.• Our stragglers, their courage revived by sight of the gunboats, came up the hill, seeking their regiments.• Marvels newsman Albert Richardson: On the gunboats not a man was killed, and only eight were wounded.gun·boat nounChineseSyllable
several carries a large small Corpus ship that guns
gunboat
gun‧boat /ˈɡʌnbəʊt $ -boʊt/
noun [countable]
1. a small ship that carries several large guns
2. gunboat diplomacy the practice of threatening to use force against another country to make them agree to your demands
■ military ships
▪warship a military ship with guns, used in a war
▪battleship the largest type of ship used in war, with very big guns on it
▪aircraft carrier a military ship that planes can fly from or land on
▪destroyer a small fast military ship with guns, often used for protecting battleships
▪gunboat a small fast ship with guns on it, often used in shallow water near a coast
▪submarine a military ship that can stay under water: a nuclear submarine
▪minesweeper a military ship used for removing bombs from under water
gun‧boat /ˈɡʌnbəʊt $ -boʊt/
noun [countable]1. a small ship that carries several large guns
2. gunboat diplomacy the practice of threatening to use force against another country to make them agree to your demands
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