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Gunship vs Battleship - What's the difference?

gunship | battleship |

As nouns the difference between gunship and battleship

is that gunship is a ship equipped with heavy artillery while battleship is 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.

gunship

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
  • (aviation) An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.
  • (US, air force, military) A transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles

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    battleship

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.
  • Non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
  • A guessing game played on grid paper, see

    • Derived terms

    * battleship gray, battleship grey * super battleship * pocket battleship * light battleship * heavy battleship * fast battleship

    Related terms

    * battlecruiser

    See also

    * dreadnought * cruiser * destroyer * frigate * sloop * corvette * monitor * gunboat * aircraft carrier