landing craft

noun

: any of numerous naval craft designed for conveying troops and equipment from a transport to a beach in an amphibious assault

Examples of landing craft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When my only pair of sandals broke alighting from the landing craft on Ua Huka, Aranui staff directed me to the ship’s French doctor, who fixed it with tape from his medical bag. — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026

Sunk, barnacle-laden landing craft, tanks and shipwrecks still dot the seabed off its shore. — Rob Newell, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026

In principle, China could eventually operate groups where a conventional carrier provides fighters while ships like Sichuan provide drones, helicopters, troops, and landing craft. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Fry himself proved no mean inventor, creating a four-wheel-drive wheelchair with power steering called the Squirrel and a high-speed marine landing craft, christened the Sea Truck. — Ian King, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for landing craft

• allograft
• autograft
• autographed
• countershaft
• handicraft
• homograft
• hovercraft
• lithographed
• overdraft
• photographed
• rotorcraft
• telegraphed

Kids Definition

landing craft

noun

: any of numerous naval craft designed for putting troops and equipment ashore