landing craft
noun
: any of numerous naval craft designed for conveying troops and equipment from a transport to a beach in an amphibious assault
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Each of the Wasp-class flattops is capable of transporting and deploying almost the full strength of a United States Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit, and landing them in hostile territory either via helicopters or landing craft.
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Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Zhang Chi, an academic at China's National Defense University, said the vessel can simultaneously launch attack helicopters, landing craft, amphibious tanks and armored vehicles.
—Yimou Lee, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
SpaceX, meanwhile, had been tapped to build the lunar landing craft that is intended to carry astronauts to the surface of the moon as early as 2027.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Light armored vehicles assigned to the United States 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark a landing craft air cushion during a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on July 9, 2025.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Zhang Chi, an academic at China's National Defense University, said the vessel can simultaneously launch attack helicopters, landing craft, amphibious tanks and armored vehicles.
—Yimou Lee, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
SpaceX, meanwhile, had been tapped to build the lunar landing craft that is intended to carry astronauts to the surface of the moon as early as 2027.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Light armored vehicles assigned to the United States 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark a landing craft air cushion during a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on July 9, 2025.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Landing craft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20craft. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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