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

Its ability to combine helicopters, landing craft, vehicles and troops aboard one platform gives the ship considerably more flexibility than conventional amphibious transport ships. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 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

Prevost also commanded an infantry landing craft, and after 15 months overseas, attained the rank of lieutenant junior grade, according to a note on the Pentagon website published soon after Leo’s election. — ABC News, 6 June 2026

Only when thousands of planes and landing craft approached five Normandy beaches more than 100 miles to the west did the Nazis realize the invasion—D-Day, June 6, 1944—was under way. — Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for landing craft

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Kids Definition

landing craft

noun

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