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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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.
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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
Thousands of ships and landing craft of every description filled the harbor.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
But if Starship’s first stage isn’t flight-worthy yet, its landing craft will never get off the ground.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 May 2026
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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
Thousands of ships and landing craft of every description filled the harbor.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
But if Starship’s first stage isn’t flight-worthy yet, its landing craft will never get off the ground.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for landing craft
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“Landing craft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20craft. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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