Definitions for gunboat

gunboat gun·boat

Spelling: [guhn-boht]
IPA: /ˈgʌnˌboʊt/

Gunboat is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 171 anagrams from letters in gunboat (abgnotu).

Definitions for gunboat

noun

  1. a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
  2. any small ship carrying mounted guns.

Origin of gunboat

First recorded in 1770-80; gun1 + boat

Examples for gunboat

Their gunboat Marmaris was sunk, and the transport Masul captured.

It was a swordfish and he resembled a gunboat with purple outriggers.

The 'Langford' knocked out the gunboat 'Smith' in three rounds.

I will go aboard that gunboat and find out what they want here.

He's terribly surprised at the sight of the gunboat—terribly.

At a signal from the brig, made by waving a flag on the forecastle, the gunboat was stopped.

I think the place was called the "gunboat," and he was there declared to be the champion.

She witnessed the first embarkation in a gunboat at Sheerness.

We couldn't turn out, for here was the main shore and there was the gunboat.

He holds also the gunboat that we saw pass but a short time ago.

Word Value for gunboat
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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