Associations to the word «Gunboat»
Noun
- Flotilla
- Vicksburg
- Diplomacy
- Minesweeper
- Sloop
- Uss
- Blockade
- Screw
- Corvette
- Torpedo
- Cruiser
- Pounder
- Frigate
- Schooner
- Batterie
- Hms
- Warp
- Steamer
- Waterway
- Warship
- Patrol
- Brig
- Confederate
- Bug
- Navy
- Chaser
- Battleship
- Destroyer
- Starship
- Sunk
- Barge
- Bayou
- Decatur
- Champlain
- Howitzer
- Fleet
- Gaines
- Ton
- Bombardment
- Paddle
- Firepower
- Vessel
- Roanoke
- Armament
- Steamboat
- Tug
- Prescott
- Wooden
- Craft
- Gunfire
- Cutter
- Commodore
- Confederacy
- Mortar
- Selma
- Mobile
- Shoal
- Squadron
- Wilmington
- Porter
- Shipyard
- Ram
- Tender
- Convoy
- Mississippi
- Gibraltar
- Sinking
- Bluff
- Submarine
- Harbor
- Galley
Adjective
Wiktionary
GUNBOAT, noun. (nautical) Any of various types of small armed vessel
GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY, noun. (idiomatic) The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
Dictionary definition
GUNBOAT, noun. A small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.