landing ship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of landing ship
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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RFA Lyme Bay is a Bay Class landing ship - not a warship - and its primary function is to deliver troops, vehicles, stores and ammunition in the case of amphibious assaults.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
The Carter Hall is a dock landing ship, which carries amphibious landing craft and their crews.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024
The Novocherkassk, a Russian navy landing ship, was hit overnight in the southeastern Crimean port of Feodosia, Ukrainian air force officials said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2023
The Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement that it had destroyed the Novocherkassk, a large landing ship, in the southeastern Crimean port of Feodosia overnight.
From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2023
Ours was a small landing ship designed for troops, not one of the huge LSTs that carried in trucks and tanks.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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