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landing ship, tank

landing ship, tank noun: the naval designation for a type of landing ship used during the Second World War to carry tanks, cargo, and to land troops.

Noun

landing ship, tank (plural landing ships, tank)

  1. The naval designation for a type of landing ship used during the Second World War to carry tanks, cargo, and to land troops.
    • The ‘landing-ship, tank’ […] had first been conceived and developed in Britain in 1940.1952, Winston Churchill, The Second World War, volume 2
    Synonyms:
    LST

Synonyms of landing ship, tank

Forms of landing ship, tank

plurallanding ships, tank
alternative formlanding ship tank

Questions about landing ship, tank

What does landing ship, tank mean?
Landing ship, tank means the naval designation for a type of landing ship used during the Second World War to carry tanks, cargo, and to land troops.
What part of speech is landing ship, tank?
Landing ship, tank is a noun.
What is the plural of landing ship, tank?
The plural of landing ship, tank is landing ships, tank.

Words near landing ship, tank in the dictionary

  1. landing party
  2. landing place
  3. landing places
  4. landing roll
  5. landing ship
  6. landing ship, tank
  7. landing ships
  8. landing stage
  9. landing stages
  10. landing strip
  11. landing strips

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