gunship
noun
gun·ship
ˈgən-ˌship 
: a helicopter or cargo aircraft armed with rockets and machine guns
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After hours of fighting in the close urban setting, Dockery used smoke grenades to signal enemy positions for American gunships.
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Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
After hours of fighting in the close urban setting, Dockery used smoke grenades to signal enemy positions for American gunships.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
The crew of the Apache gunship was rescued on Monday, June 8, after the aircraft went down near the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The New York Times reported that a US Army Apache helicopter gunship went down near the strait on Monday, and that two crew members had to be rescued.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
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Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
After hours of fighting in the close urban setting, Dockery used smoke grenades to signal enemy positions for American gunships.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
The crew of the Apache gunship was rescued on Monday, June 8, after the aircraft went down near the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The New York Times reported that a US Army Apache helicopter gunship went down near the strait on Monday, and that two crew members had to be rescued.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gunship
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“Gunship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunship. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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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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