landing ship, tank

noun

The naval designation for a type of landing ship used during the Second World War to carry tanks, cargo, and to land troops.

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Meanings

nounlanding ship, tank (plural landing ships, tank)

plural landing ships, tank · alternative landing ship tank

  1. The naval designation for a type of landing ship used during the Second World War to carry tanks, cargo, and to land troops.

    The ‘landing-ship, tank’ […] had first been conceived and developed in Britain in 1940.

    1952, Winston Churchill, The Second World War, volume 2

    Synonyms: LST

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe naval designation for a type of landing ship used during the Second World War to carry tanks, cargo, and to land troops.

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LST
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Chicago

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