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gunship Definition

gun·ship (guns̸hip′)

noun

☆ a heavily armed helicopter used to support ground troops and assault enemy ground forces

gunship Usage Examples

Preposition: that

  • patrol: Lethal Vehicles - Gamers control menacing Battle Walkers that stalk the land and futuristic gunships that patrol the skies.

Converse of object

  • fly: And an American flying gunship shot up a civilian wedding engagement party in Afghanistan, provoking outrage throughout the Islamic world.

Converse of subject

  • attack: Even popping out to boil water for the coffee is to risk being attacked by helicopter gunships.
  • back: Thousands of Pakistani troops, backed by helicopter gunships, have cornered the militants in the mountainous tribal region of South Waziristan.
  • destroy: Debris lies scattered from a collapsed Islamic school which was destroyed by helicopter gunships in Khar.

Adjective modifier

  • American: Overwhelmed Iraqi forces radioed for help, and American helicopter gunships quickly responded.
  • futuristic: Lethal Vehicles - Gamers control menacing Battle Walkers that stalk the land and futuristic gunships that patrol the skies.
  • own: You can even lead your men into battle riding tall in a tank or flying over the battlefield in your own gunship!

Modifies a noun

  • attack: The Hamas leader was fatally wounded in a helicopter gunship attack on his car on Saturday.
  • pilot: It turned out he was another Vietnam Veteran, a helicopter gunship pilot.

Noun used with modifier

  • helicopter: The Hamas leader was fatally wounded in a helicopter gunship attack on his car on Saturday.

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