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landing party

landing party noun: a portion of a ship's crew designated to go ashore from the ship and take ground, by force if necessary.

Noun

landing party (plural landing parties)

  1. A portion of a ship's crew designated to go ashore from the ship and take ground, by force if necessary.

Forms of landing party

plurallanding parties

Questions about landing party

What does landing party mean?
Landing party means a portion of a ship's crew designated to go ashore from the ship and take ground, by force if necessary.
What part of speech is landing party?
Landing party is a noun.
What is the plural of landing party?
The plural of landing party is landing parties.

Words near landing party in the dictionary

  1. landing on one's feet
  2. landing pad
  3. landing pads
  4. landing page
  5. landing pages
  6. landing party
  7. landing place
  8. landing places
  9. landing roll
  10. landing ship
  11. landing ship, tank

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