landing craft

• Type de petit navire militaire à fond plat, spécialement conçu pour transporter des troupes, du matériel et de l'équipement directement jusqu'à la côte lors d'opérations militaires amphibies.

A type of small, flat-bottomed naval vessel designed specifically for transporting troops, vehicles, and equipment directly to shore during amphibious military operations.

1. Military vesselB2formal

   A type of boat or ship designed to transport troops, vehicles, and equipment directly to a shore during amphibious assaults.

   barge de débarquement

   • The soldiers boarded the landing craft before dawn.
   • Landing craft were essential during the D-Day invasion.
   • The navy deployed several landing craft to the beachhead.