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gunboat
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gunboat
(noun)
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gunboat
/
ˈ
gʌnˌboʊt/
noun
plural
gunboats
gunboat
/
ˈ
gʌnˌboʊt/
noun
plural
gunboats
Learner's definition of GUNBOAT
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count
]
:
a small ship with guns
gunboat diplomacy
:
the threat to use military force against a country as a way of forcing the country to do something
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