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gunboat

/guhn-boht/US // ˈgʌnˌboʊt //UK // (ˈɡʌnˌbəʊt) //

炮舰,炮艇,炮台,炮船

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
    • : any small ship carrying mounted guns.

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Examples

  • The rebels wished to advance from Lutao, but were kept back by the fire from the gunboat Maria Cristina.

  • Meanwhile, the Australian submarine has got up through the Narrows and has torpedoed a gunboat at Chunuk.

  • Subsequently a gunboat was sent to San Fernando de la Union to shell the town.

  • On that date the American gunboat Petrel and a large steam-launch suddenly appeared in Cebú harbour.

  • In January, 1899, a Spanish gunboat silently entered the port without the customary whistling and firing of salute.