Definition of Gunships

1. Noun. (plural of gunship) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gunships

1. gunship [n] - See also: gunship

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunships

gunport
gunports
gunpowder
gunpowderish
gunpowders
gunroom
gunrooms
gunrunner
gunrunners
gunrunning
gunrunnings
guns
gunsels
gunship
gunships (current term)
gunshot
gunshot wound
gunshots
gunshy
gunsight
gunsights
gunslinger
gunslingers
gunslinging
gunslingings
gunsmith
gunsmitheries
gunsmithery
gunsmithies

Literary usage of Gunships

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Marines & Helicopters, 1962-1973 by William R. Fails (1995)
"gunships for the Marines? As General Greene later was to recount, many Marine aviators were "adamantly opposed" 55 to adding helicopter gunships to the ..."

2. Aerial Interdiction: Air Power and the Land Battle in Three American Wars by Mark (1995)
"... gunships of Vietnam. The armament fitted to this AC-130 (upper left) included twin 40-mm cannon and two miniguns. Also visible just above the nosewheel ..."

3. Firepower in Limited War by Robert H. Scales, Jr. (1990)
"Artillery, Fighters, and gunships A force groomed since 1945 to fight in Europe required radical alteration to prepare it for an Asian war. ..."

4. Apollo's Warriors: United States Air Force Special Operations During the by Michael E. Haas (1998)
"The return trip proved considerably more successful as the gunships were selectively used in support of Gen Vang Pao's forces in northern Laos, ..."

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