landing ship

American  

noun

1. any of various ships designed for transporting troops and heavy equipment in amphibious warfare, capable of making assault landings directly onto a beach.

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Etymology

Origin of landing ship

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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

Beijing eased off and Manila was able to make several re-supply runs to an outpost it has on Second Thomas Shoal - an aged World War II-era landing ship called the Sierra Madre.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 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