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What (who) is gunboat - definition
NAVAL WATERCRAFT DESIGNED FOR BOMBARDMENT OF COASTAL TARGETS
Gunboats; Canonnière; Gunvessel; Gun boat; Riverine tanks; Artillery boat
![A model of a type of decked "gun [[yawl]]" designed by [[Fredrik Henrik af Chapman]] and used by the Swedish [[archipelago fleet]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Decked kanonjolle1.jpg?width=200 "A model of a type of decked \"gun [[yawl]]\" designed by [[Fredrik Henrik af Chapman]] and used by the Swedish [[archipelago fleet]].")
![gunboat diplomat]] in the [[Agadir Crisis]] of 1911.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SMS Panther.gif?width=200 "gunboat diplomat]] in the [[Agadir Crisis]] of 1911.")
![Ladoga]] Flotilla, [[Volga]] Flotilla, [[Azov Flotilla]] and [[Danube]] Flotilla. In 1943 ''BKA-75'' was awarded the status of a [[Guards unit]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stamp of Russia 2013 No 1696 Armoured boat BKA-75.jpg?width=200 "Ladoga]] Flotilla, [[Volga]] Flotilla, [[Azov Flotilla]] and [[Danube]] Flotilla. In 1943 ''BKA-75'' was awarded the status of a [[Guards unit]].")
![''Point Gammon'' gets a camouflage coat of dark grey paint at [[Da Nang]], October 1965, for its conversion from Coast Guard use to Vietnam War river patrol duties.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/VTN 82 Paint.jpg?width=200 "''Point Gammon'' gets a camouflage coat of dark grey paint at [[Da Nang]], October 1965, for its conversion from Coast Guard use to Vietnam War river patrol duties.")
gunboat
(gunboats)
A gunboat is a small ship which has several large guns fixed on it.
N-COUNT
gunboat
¦ noun a small ship mounting guns, for use in shallow coastal waters and rivers.
Gunboat
·noun A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns.
Wikipedia
Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.
Examples of use of gunboat
1. A navy gunboat was sent to inspect the boat; its crew ignored calls to halt and blew up near the gunboat, wounding three navy sailors.
2. Gunboat diplomacy has been replaced by NetJets chauffeur service.
3. The navy gunboat was also destroyed in the explosion.
4. The jewel among the finds is a cannon from a Colonial gunboat called the New York.
5. It was he who invented what became known as ‘"gunboat diplomacy". Scroll down for more...