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Example sentences for: gunboats

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But the authorities firmly resisted foreign connections until British gunboats won an invitation.
Despite a recent clash of gunboats, yesterday a South Korean freighter delivered something to the North Korean port of Nampo, the first part of a trade between the two nations.
This waterway accounts for much of the local charm and excitement, as the daily drama of the ferryboats, junks, sampans, freighters — and even small tankers and big gunboats — unfolds right in the center of town.
The daily drama of ferryboats, freighters, junks with dirty grey sails, low-lying sampans — even small tankers and big gunboats — unfolds right in the center of town.