landing craft
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landing craft
noun landing crafts · landing craft
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A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea.
Turpentine timber was obtained from the forests outside Maryborough and Townsville, and shipped by rail and landing craft to Hayman Island.
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noun a type of flat-bottomed boat
| 中文 | 登陸艇 /登陆艇 dēnglùtǐng |
|---|---|
| Français | chaland de débarquement |
| Deutsch | Landungsfahrzeug |
| Ελληνικά | αποβατικό σκάφος apovatikó skáfos |
| עברית | נַחֶתֶת nakhetet |
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