noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈɡʌnˌboʊt/
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noun
Meaning 1
Any of the various types of small armed vessels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boat
History
Etymology
From gun + boat.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kanoniera
— small armed vessel
Arabic:
زَوْرَق مِدْفَعِيَّة
(zawraq midfaʕiyya)
— small armed vessel
Armenian:
հրետանավակ
(hretanavak)
— small armed vessel
Belarusian:
канане́рская ло́дка
(kananjérskaja lódka)
— small armed vessel
Belarusian:
канане́рка
(kananjérka)
— small armed vessel
Bulgarian:
канонерка
(kanonerka)
— small armed vessel
Catalan:
canonera
— small armed vessel
Chinese Mandarin:
炮艇
(pàotǐng)
— small armed vessel
Chinese Mandarin:
炮艦 /炮舰
(pàojiàn)
— small armed vessel
Czech:
dělový člun
— small armed vessel
Danish:
kanonbåd
— small armed vessel
Dutch:
kanonneerboot
— small armed vessel
Esperanto:
kanonboato
— small armed vessel
Finnish:
tykkivene
— small armed vessel
French:
canonnière
— small armed vessel
Georgian:
საარტილერიო კატარღა
(saarṭilerio ḳaṭarɣa)
— small armed vessel
Georgian:
კანონერი
(ḳanoneri)
— small armed vessel
Georgian:
ქვემეხიანი ნავი
(kvemexiani navi)
— small armed vessel
German:
Kanonenboot
— small armed vessel
Greek:
κανονιοφόρος
(kanoniofóros)
— small armed vessel
Hungarian:
ágyúnaszád
— small armed vessel
Hungarian:
gyorsnaszád
— small armed vessel
Italian:
cannoniera
— small armed vessel
Japanese:
砲艦
(hōkan)
— small armed vessel
Korean:
포함
(poham)
— small armed vessel
Manx:
baatey gunn
— small armed vessel
Norwegian:
kanonbåt
— small armed vessel
Polish:
kanonierka
— small armed vessel
Portuguese:
canhoneira
— small armed vessel
Russian:
каноне́рская ло́дка
(kanonérskaja lódka)
— small armed vessel
Russian:
канонерка
(kanonerka)
— small armed vessel
Slovene:
topnjača
— small armed vessel
Spanish:
cañonera
— small armed vessel
Spanish:
cañonero
— small armed vessel
Swedish:
kanonbåt
— small armed vessel
Tagalog:
bapor kanyonero
— small armed vessel
Thai:
เรือปืน
— small armed vessel
Turkish:
gambot
— small armed vessel
Ukrainian:
каноне́рський чо́вен
(kanonérsʹkyj čóven)
— small armed vessel
Ukrainian:
каноне́рка
(kanonérka)
— small armed vessel
