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AMPHIBIOUS LANDING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does amphibious landing mean?
• AMPHIBIOUS LANDING (noun)
The noun AMPHIBIOUS LANDING has 1 sense:
1. a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion
Familiarity information: AMPHIBIOUS LANDING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines
Hypernyms ("amphibious landing" is a kind of...):
landing (the act of coming to land after a voyage)
action; military action (a military engagement)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
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