What does landing craft mean?

landing craft

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: land-ing craft
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noun

A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea.

Example Sentences

"Turpentine timber was obtained from the forests outside Maryborough and Townsville, and shipped by rail and landing craft to Hayman Island."

Inflected Forms

landing crafts (plural)

Derived Forms

LC LCT LCI LCV LCM LCU LCL LCH LCAC

Phrases

landing craft tank tank landing craft landing craft infantry infantry landing craft landing craft vehicle vehicle landing craft vehicular landing craft landing craft mechanized

Frequently Paired Words

landing platform dock landing ship amphibious assault ship

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