Definitions for gunboats

gunboats gun·boat

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

Gunboats is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 349 anagrams from letters in gunboats (abgnostu).

Definitions for gunboats

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 gunboats

First recorded in 1770-80; gun1 + boat

Examples for gunboats

(p. 195) Hardly had the flag touched the deck, when the gunboats were alongside.

Two gunboats were newly planked up, and work on a schooner was just begun.

The Cumberland answered, and the Congress, and their gunboats and shore batteries.

How can they defend Zaila against the British gunboats that will be sent here?

(p. 208) "Well, commodore, I have brought you out three of the gunboats."

Those your gunboats poke her nose and shove her oar in every place.

He saw four gunboats on the river; they were throwing the long, howling shells.

The head of his column was set for the James, for Harrison's Landing and the gunboats.

The gunboats recommenced with their long and horrible shells.

But now the hearts of the soldiers were cheered with the news that the gunboats were coming.

Word Value for gunboats
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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