Gunboat

Noun CEFR B1

ˈɡʌnˌboʊt

Definitions

Any of the various types of small armed vessels.

Equivalents

Españolcañonera cañonero

Françaiscanonnière

DeutschKanonenboot

14 more languages

العربيةالقارب المسلّح زَوْرَق مِدْفَعِيَّة

Ελληνικάκανονιοφόρος

Magyarágyúnaszád

Italianocannoniera

日本語砲艦

한국어포함

Nederlandskanonneerboot

Polskikanonierka

Portuguêscanhoneira

Русскийканонерка каноне́рская ло́дка

Svenskakanonbåt

Türkçegambot

Українськаканоне́рка каноне́рський чо́вен

Examples

“Knock ⟳ knock ⟳. It's the United States. With huge boats (with guns); gunboats.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

gunboat diplomacy gunboater gunboating Gunboats Gunbower gunbright

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