单词	gunboat
释义	gunboatgun‧boat /ˈɡʌnbəʊt $ -boʊt/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS 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. Marvels newsman Albert Richardson: On the gunboats not a man was killed, and only eight were wounded. Our stragglers, their courage revived by sight of the gunboats, came up the hill, seeking their regiments. 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. Thesaurus THESAURUSmilitary 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 WORD SETS► Navy able seaman, nounadmiral, nounahoy, interjectionarmada, nounbattle cruiser, nounbattleship, nounbroadside, nouncommodore, nouncruiser, noundepth charge, noundestroyer, nounensign, nounflagship, nounfleet admiral, nounflight deck, nounflight sergeant, noungunboat, nounlanding craft, nounman-of-war, nounmarine, adjectiveMarine, nounmariner, nounmaster, nounmaster-at-arms, nounmate, nounmidshipman, nounminesweeper, nounnaval, adjectivenavigator, nounperiscope, nounpetty officer, nounpocket battleship, nounquartermaster, nounrating, nounrear admiral, nounRN, seaman, nounsea power, nounsignalman, nounsub, nounsublieutenant, nounsubmarine, nounsubmariner, nounU-boat, nounvice-admiral, nounyeoman, noun Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► gunboat diplomacy It also sounds like the kind of moral purpose with which Palmerston infused his gunboat diplomacy. 1a small ship that carries several large guns2gunboat diplomacy the practice of threatening to use force against another country to make them agree to your demands
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