gunboat
gunboat | gunship |
In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between gunboat and gunship is that gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel while gunship is (nautical) a ship equipped with heavy artillery. As nouns the difference between gunboat and gunship is that gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel while gunship is (nautical) a ship equipped with heavy artillery.
sloop | gunboat |
As nouns the difference between sloop and gunboat is that sloop is ( label) a single-masted sailboat with only one headsail while gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel.
taxonomy | gunboat |
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and gunboat is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel.
gunboat | cunning |
As nouns the difference between gunboat and cunning is that gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel while cunning is (obsolete) knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge). As an adjective cunning is sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
monitor | gunboat |
Monitor is a see also of gunboat. As nouns the difference between monitor and gunboat is that monitor is someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone while gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel. As a verb monitor is to watch over; to guard.
cutter | gunboat |
Cutter is a see also of gunboat. In context|nautical|lang=en terms the difference between cutter and gunboat is that cutter is (nautical) a ship's boat, used for transport ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore while gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel. As nouns the difference between cutter and gunboat is that cutter is a person or device that cuts (in various senses) while gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel.
vessel | gunboat |
In context|nautical|lang=en terms the difference between vessel and gunboat is that vessel is (nautical) any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat while gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel. As nouns the difference between vessel and gunboat is that vessel is (nautical) any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat while gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel. As a verb vessel is (obsolete|transitive) to put into a vessel.
armed | gunboat |
As an adjective armed is (sometimes|in combination) equipped, especially with a weapon or armed can be (chiefly|in combination) having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type. As a verb armed is ( arm). As a noun gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel.
gunboat | battleship |
Gunboat is a see also of battleship. As nouns the difference between gunboat and battleship is that gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel while battleship is (military) large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns battleships are now obsolescent, replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles types: dreadnought, pre-dreadnought.
gunboat | dreadnought |
Gunboat is a see also of dreadnought. As nouns the difference between gunboat and dreadnought is that gunboat is (nautical) any of various types of small armed vessel while dreadnought is a battleship, especially of the world war i era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
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