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landing craft tank

landing craft tank noun: an amphibious assault water vessel designed to transport tanks across water to directly onto shore, where they roll off the vessel onto the shore, first used in World War II.

landing craft tank: an amphibious assault water vessel designed to transport tanks across water to directly onto shore,...
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Noun

landing craft tank (plural landing craft tanks, abbreviation LCT)

  1. An amphibious assault water vessel designed to transport tanks across water to directly onto shore, where they roll off the vessel onto the shore, first used in World War II.
    Synonyms:
    tank landing craft

Synonyms of landing craft tank

  • tank landing craft

Forms of landing craft tank

plurallanding craft tanks
abbreviationLCT
alternative formlanding craft, tank

Questions about landing craft tank

What does landing craft tank mean?
Landing craft tank means an amphibious assault water vessel designed to transport tanks across water to directly onto shore, where they roll off the vessel onto the shore, first used in World War II.
What part of speech is landing craft tank?
Landing craft tank is a noun.
What is the plural of landing craft tank?
The plural of landing craft tank is landing craft tanks.

Words near landing craft tank in the dictionary

  1. Landi
  2. Landin
  3. landin'
  4. landing
  5. landing craft
  6. landing craft tank
  7. landing craft tanks
  8. landing crafts
  9. landing down
  10. landing field
  11. landing fields

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