gunship

noun

gun·ship ˈgən-ˌship

: a helicopter or cargo aircraft armed with rockets and machine guns

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After hours of surveillance, an Iskander exploded—damaging if not destroying a Ukrainian army Mil Mi-24 gunship helicopter. —

David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Mi-24 helicopter gunships are also used for this role, shooting down the drones with the 23mm cannon. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 At that point Cobra helicopter gunships would roll in with the appropriate fire power to neutralize the enemy threat. —

Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024 In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, April 12, 2024, a Ka-52 helicopter gunship of the Russian air force fires rockets at a target at an unknown location in Ukraine. —

CBS News, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for gunship