gunship
gunship
Definition
gun·ship (gun′s̸hip′)
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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