"landing craft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: landing crafts [plural], landing craft [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|landing craft}} landing craft (plural landing crafts or landing craft)
  1. (nautical, military) A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea. Categories (topical): Military, Nautical Related terms: landing platform dock (alt: LPD), landing ship, amphibious assault ship Translations (a type of flat-bottomed boat): 登陸艇 (Chinese Mandarin), 登陆艇 (dēnglùtǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), maihinnousualus (Finnish), chaland de débarquement (French), Landungsfahrzeug [neuter] (German), αποβατικό σκάφος (apovatikó skáfos) [neuter] (Greek), נַחֶתֶת (nakhetet) [feminine] (Hebrew), okręt desantowy [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-landing_craft-en-noun-kW2zjEjK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war Derived forms: LC, landing craft tank, LCT, landing craft infantry, LCI, landing craft vehicle, LCV, landing craft utility, LCU, landing craft air cushion, LCAC

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          "word": "Landungsfahrzeug"
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          "roman": "apovatikó skáfos",
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          "word": "αποβατικό σκάφος"
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