gunship
noun
gun·ship
ˈgən-ˌship 
: a helicopter or cargo aircraft armed with rockets and machine guns
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Warren flew a Huey attack helicopter, or gunship, with the call sign Mustang 53.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
The Americans call in air support from an AC-130 gunship, whose 105-millimeter cannon does its relentless work.
—Book Marks
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
At the same time, Qatari AH-64E Apache helicopter gunships also conducted patrols, forming another defensive layer against any incoming or low-flying drone that managed to bypass the Strike Eagles.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Sometime on or just before Monday, a quartet of Russian helicopters—two Mil Mi-8 transport and two Kamov Ka-52 gunships—landed somewhere in Belgorod Oblast in western Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
The Americans call in air support from an AC-130 gunship, whose 105-millimeter cannon does its relentless work.
—Book Marks
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
At the same time, Qatari AH-64E Apache helicopter gunships also conducted patrols, forming another defensive layer against any incoming or low-flying drone that managed to bypass the Strike Eagles.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Sometime on or just before Monday, a quartet of Russian helicopters—two Mil Mi-8 transport and two Kamov Ka-52 gunships—landed somewhere in Belgorod Oblast in western Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Gunship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunship. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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gunship
noun
gun·ship
-ˌship
: an aircraft armed with rockets and machine guns for protection of ground troops or helicopters carrying them
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