Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunship

/ˈɡʌnʃɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: gun-ship
IPA: /ˈɡʌnʃɪp/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ship equipped with heavy artillery.

noun

An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.

noun

A transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles

American usage

Example Sentences

"I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship."
"Roger that, Hocus. Friendly gunship, coming in hot!"

Etymology

From gun + ship.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

gunships (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gunship?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌnʃɪp/.
What does gunship mean?: A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
Where does gunship come from?: From gun + ship.

How to pronounce gunship

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