landing ship

English

Noun

landing ship (plural landing ships)

(military, nautical) a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore

Derived terms

landing ship tank (LST)
landing ship dock (LSD)

Related terms

landing craft (LC)
landing platform dock (LPD)

Translations

light military ferry

Finnish: maihinnousualus (fi)
German: Landungsschiff (de) n
Italian: nave da guerra anfibia f
Swedish: landstigningsfartyg n

See also

amphibious assault ship
commando carrier

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