landship

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noun

An armored combat vehicle; a tank.

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land battleshipland cruiserland ironclad
First used 19th c.–1916Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounlandship (plural landships)

plural landships · alternative land-ship · alternative land ship

  1. archaicgovernmentAn armored combat vehicle; a tank.First known use 19th c.–1916

    Synonyms: land battleship, land cruiser, land ironclad

  2. archaicgovernmentA superheavy tank; supertank.

    Synonyms: land battleship, land cruiser

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn armored combat vehicle; a tank.

Similar
land battleshipland cruiserland ironclad

nounA superheavy tank; supertank.

Similar
land battleshipland cruiser
Also see
land battleshipland cruiserland ironcladsupertank

Origin

From land + ship. Contra Old English landsċipe (“countryside, region, tract of land”) and Modern English landscape. Displaced by tank.

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Cite this entry
APA

landship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landship

MLA

“landship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “landship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landship.

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