gunboat



gunboat diplomacy

if a country uses gunboat diplomacy, it uses the threat of military force to make another country obey it Gunboat diplomacy is a dangerous option in the age of nuclear weapons.
See also: diplomacy, gunboat

gunboats

and battleships
n. big feet; big shoes. Get those battleships off my sofa! Hasn’t he got the biggest gunboats you ever saw?
See also: gunboat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hilaria[hi'lɛəriə]
GwenevereGWEN-ə-virEnglish (Rare)
ÂNgelaAN-zhə-ləPortuguese
Sher-Urdu, Pashto
Nanuq-Native American, Inuit
ÖMeruu-MERTurkish