amphibious

adjective

am·phib·i·ous | \ am-ˈfi-bē-əs

Definition of amphibious

1 : combining two characteristics

2a : relating to or adapted for both land and water amphibious vehicles

b : executed by coordinated action of land, sea, and air forces organized for invasion an amphibious landing also : trained or organized for such action amphibious forces

3 : able to live both on land and in water amphibious plants

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The planning took two years, with military leaders well aware that the Germans had nearly driven earlier amphibious assaults in Sicily, Salerno and Anzio back into the sea. — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, "D-Day still calls to them, 75 years later," 4 June 2019 Trump was speaking from the USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship that does not have an aircraft catapult launch system. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Trump Tells U.S. Navy to Go Back to Steam Catapults," 30 May 2019 At least one Type 075 amphibious assault ship roughly equivalent to the Wasp and America-class ships is under construction. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "China Now Has More Warships Than the U.S.," 20 May 2019 This year Japan launched an amphibious brigade similar to the U.S. Marine Corps that is tasked with island defense. — Alastair Gale, WSJ, "Japan Unveils Plan for First Aircraft Carrier Since World War II," 11 Dec. 2018 China says the plane is the largest amphibious aircraft currently in use, boasting a length of 37 meters (120 feet) and a wingspan of 39 meters (127 feet), making it about the size of a Boeing 737. — Christopher Bodeen, Fox News, "Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea," 10 Sep. 2018 The Ssangyong amphibious landing exercises, which lasted for two weeks last time, continued for only one week this year, ending on Sunday. — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, "North Korea’s definition of ‘denuclearization’ is very different from Trump’s," 9 Apr. 2018 Philadelphia has 15 Perry-class frigates, a pair of older Ticonderoga-class cruisers (see headline image), and a handful of old amphibious ships. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Navy Won’t Bring Back Mothballed Ships to Boost the Fleet," 21 Feb. 2019 Propelling all this amphibious vacation overkill was a mere 3.0-liter diesel V-6, the Sprinter's small but torquey powerplant of choice. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "Diesel Truck Battle (Non-HD): F-150 Diesel Vs. Nissan Titan XD," 25 Jan. 2019

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