landing craft

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Noun

landing craft (plural landing crafts)

1. (nautical, military) a type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea

Translations

a type of flat-bottomed boat

• Finnish: maihinnousualus (fi)

• French: chaland de débarquement (fr)

Related terms

• landing platform dock (LPD)
• landing ship

Derived terms

• LC (abbreviation)
• landing craft tank (LCT)
• landing craft infantry (LCI)
• landing craft vehicle (LCV)
• landing craft utility (LCU)
• landing craft air cushion (LCAC)

See also

• amphibious assault ship