"landing craft tank" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: landing craft tanks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} landing craft tank (plural landing craft tanks)
  1. (military, nautical) an amphibious assault water vessel designed to transport a tank across water to directly onto shore, where the tank may roll off the vessel onto the shore, while under enemy fire. Categories (topical): Military, Nautical Synonyms: LCT [abbreviation], Landing Craft, Tank, tank landing craft - TLC Related terms: landing ship tank, Landing Craft, Mechanised
    Sense id: en-landing_craft_tank-en-noun-LmsZlvnu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

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