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landing ship

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: maihinnousualus — light military ferry
  • German: Landungsschiff — light military ferry
  • Italian: nave da guerra anfibia — light military ferry
  • Swedish: landstigningsfartyg — light military ferry
  • Vietnamese: tàu há mồm — light military ferry
  • Vietnamese: tàu đổ bộ — light military ferry