landing craft
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of landing craft
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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US helicopters have been ferrying in aid and US Marines have used a landing craft to deliver supplies from the USS Fort Lauderdale, an amphibious transport dock ship docked at La Guaira.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The tide was lower than expected, so the landing craft were hung up on a reef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The naval island is where the Navy developed the Higgins boat — the pivotal landing craft that ferried troops to the beaches of Normandy during the D-day invasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
As D-Day approached, Lamb was assigned the task of creating charts for the landing craft crews who would deliver troops to the Normandy beaches.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
One morning, late in November, two PTs came in escorting a landing craft that had just rescued some Marines who had been trapped on a riverbank.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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