landing ship

English

Noun

landing ship (plural landing ships)

1. (military, nautical) a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore

Derived terms

• landing ship tank (LST)
• landing ship dock (LSD)

Related terms

• landing craft (LC)
• landing platform dock (LPD)

Translations

light military ferry

• Finnish: maihinnousualus (fi)
• German: Landungsschiff (de) n
• Italian: nave da guerra anfibia f
• Swedish: landstigningsfartyg n

See also

• amphibious assault ship
• commando carrier