A flat-bottomed boat for landing troops and stores. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > ship transporting troops or stores > landing craft (8) well-boat1690 A flat-bottomed boat for landing troops and stores. Obsolete. horse-boat1907 A type of landing-craft. tank landing lighter1917 = tank landing craft n. landing craft1940 a naval vessel with a shallow draught designed for landing troops, tanks, etc., in an amphibious assault; hence transferred in Astronautics, the… Siebel ferry1942 Used attributively in Siebel ferry, a power-driven troop and freight landing-craft developed by Siebel during the Second World War (1939–45). Also a… tank landing ship1942 = tank landing craft n.; cf. landing ship n. at landing, n. compounds 2. landing ship1943 a large landing craft for the transport of tanks and other vehicles. storm boat1945 a light but powerful boat used for conveying attacking troops across rivers. |
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