gunboat

noun
/ˈɡʌnˌboʊt/US

Etymology

From gun + boat.

  1. derived from *bʰeyd- — “to break, split
  2. inherited from *baitaz
  3. inherited from *bait
  4. inherited from bāt — “boat
  5. inherited from bot
  6. compounded as gunboat — “gun + boat

Definitions

  1. Any of the various types of small armed vessels.

    • Knock knock. It's the United States. With huge boats (with guns); gunboats.

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