Noun
A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter four months of fighting, Escurra signed the Pact of Pilcomayo aboard an Argentine gunboat on December 12, 1904, and handed power to the Liberals. Source: Internet
Before the post-midnight deal, Cyprus had demanded sanctions on Turkey over what it calls Ankara's "gunboat diplomacy" and violations of the island nation's maritime shelf. Source: Internet
Air support from the carrier USS Ticonderoga sinks one gunboat, while the other two leave the battle. Source: Internet
Barnouin and Yu, 33–34 Zhou's work at Whampoa came to an end with the Zhongshan Warship Incident of 20 March 1926, in which a gunboat with a mostly Communist crew moved from Whampoa to Guangzhou without Chiang's knowledge or approval. Source: Internet
French Catholic missionaries arrived on Tahiti in 1834; their expulsion in 1836 caused France to send a gunboat in 1838. Source: Internet
John Rabe boarded the U.S. gunboat USS on December 9 and sent two telegrams, one to Chiang Kai-shek by way of the American ambassador in Hankow, and one to the Japanese military authority in Shanghai. Source: Internet