gunboat; patrol boat
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
gunboat; patrol craft; small warship equipped with artillery
technicalNaval term for a small, fast vessel armed with guns, used for coastal patrol, escort, or attack missions.
Nà那
sōu艘
pào炮
tǐng艇
zhèng正
zài在
jìn近
hǎi海
xún巡
luó逻
。
That gunboat is patrolling in coastal waters.
Hǎi海
jūn军
pài派
chū出
liǎng两
sōu艘
pào炮
tǐng艇
wéi为
shāng商
chuán船
hù护
háng航
。
The navy dispatched two gunboats to escort the merchant vessels.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
pào炮
tǐng艇
tǐ体
jī积
xiǎo小
，
dàn但
huǒ火
lì力
hěn很
qiáng强
。
Although this type of gunboat is small in size, it has strong firepower.