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gunboat: Meaning and Definition of

gun•boat

Pronunciation: (gun'bōt"), [key]
— n.
  1. a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
  2. any small ship carrying mounted guns.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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guna gunboat diplomacy
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