landing ship

noun

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

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Meanings

nounlanding ship (plural landing ships)

plural landing ships

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

    Synonyms: LS

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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LS

Translations

Finnish maihinnousualus
  • maihinnousualuslight military ferry
German Landungsschiff
  • Landungsschifflight military ferry
Italian nave da guerra anfibia
  • nave da guerra anfibialight military ferry
Swedish landstigningsfartyg
  • landstigningsfartyglight military ferry
Vietnamese tàu há mồm, tàu đổ bộ
  • tàu há mồmlight military ferry
  • tàu đổ bộlight military ferry
Cite this entry
APA

landing ship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landing%20ship

MLA

“landing ship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landing%20ship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “landing ship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landing%20ship.

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