gunboat
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A very large foot or shoe. Typically used in the plural. I bet that store doesn't have shoes big enough for your gunboats!
gunboat diplomacy
Diplomacy that uses the threat of military action as a way to ensure the desired outcome. If that country's president continues to defy the terms of the treaty, we'll have to resort to gunboat diplomacy.
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