landing ship

landing ship
{n.} A ship built to land troops and army equipment on a beach for an invasion. * /The landing ship came near the beach, doors in the bow opened, and marines ran out./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • landing ship — {n.} A ship built to land troops and army equipment on a beach for an invasion. * /The landing ship came near the beach, doors in the bow opened, and marines ran out./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • Landing Ship, Tank — A Canadian LST off loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant… …   Wikipedia

  • landing ship, tank — ▪ naval ship  naval ship specially designed to transport and deploy troops, vehicles, and supplies onto foreign shores for the conduct of offensive military operations. LSTs were designed during World War II to disembark military forces without… …   Universalium

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