amphibious assault

• Военная операция, включающая скоординированную атаку на вражеский берег силами флота и сухопутных войск, обычно осуществляемая с кораблей и десантных средств.

A military operation involving the coordinated attack of a hostile shore by naval and ground forces, typically launched from ships and landing craft.

1. Military operationC1formal

   A coordinated attack launched from the sea by naval and landing forces onto a hostile shore.

   Десантная операция

   • The D-Day landings were a massive amphibious assault.
   • The marines practiced an amphibious assault on the beach.
   • The general planned a surprise amphibious assault at dawn.