Gunboat

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A small, shallow-draught vessel equipped with mounted guns, used for coastal and river patrol duties.

“The gunboat patrolled the river delta to monitor movement along the contested border.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

gun·boat

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Synonyms

patrol vesselwarshipcutter

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Wordle

Compound GUN + BOAT, B joins the two halves, ends with the familiar BOAT

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, compound of two common words, solid seven-letter play

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