"landing ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: landing ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} landing ship (plural landing ships)
  1. (military, nautical) a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore Categories (topical): Military, Nautical Derived forms: landing ship tank (alt: LST), landing ship dock (alt: LSD) Related terms: landing craft (alt: LC), landing platform dock (alt: LPD), amphibious assault ship, commando carrier Translations (light military ferry): maihinnousualus (Finnish), Landungsschiff [neuter] (German), nave da guerra anfibia [feminine] (Italian), landstigningsfartyg [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-landing_ship-en-noun-UCO2~~Vy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

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