landing craft

English

Noun

landing craft (plural landing crafts or landing craft)

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

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)

Related terms

landing platform dock (LPD)
landing ship

Translations

a type of flat-bottomed boat

Finnish: maihinnousualus (fi)
French: chaland de débarquement

Hebrew: נַחֶתֶת‎ (he) f (nakhetet)

See also

amphibious assault ship

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