Meaning

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

    Kanonenboot

    каноне́рская ло́дкаkanonérskaja lódka, канонеркаkanonerka

    каноне́рський чо́венkanonérsʹkyj čóven, каноне́ркаkanonérka

More definitions
  • a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols

Examples

2 sentences
  1. A gunboat is a naval watercraft.

    Канонерський човен — це військово-морський плавзасіб. — Balamax

    ruКанонерская лодка — это военно-морское плавсредство. — Balamax

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  2. They have made, and will make, use of gunboat diplomacy.

    ruОни прибегали и будут прибегать к дипломатии канонерок. — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
small armed vessel:
Русский
By meaning 1
small armed vessel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
small armed vessel:

Origin

From gun + boat.

From gun + boat.

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Forms

plural: gunboats
Singulargunboat
Pluralgunboats

regular

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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