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AMPHIBIOUS LANDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion
Example:
MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)
