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LCA

LCA

9.9
A small military boat that carries soldiers to a beach
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : lancha de desembarco
  • Each LCA could carry about thirty troops and was essential for amphibious assaults.

Examples

  • During the reenactment, the museum displayed an original LCA used in World War II landings.

  • The soldiers boarded the LCA before heading toward the enemy-held beach.

  • The military deployed an LCA for the beach landing.

  • Two LCAs were used in the operation last week.

  • The soldiers boarded the LCA before heading toward the enemy-held beach.

  • Each LCA could carry about thirty troops and was essential for amphibious assaults.

  • The military deployed an LCA for the beach landing.

Synonyms

landing craft
vsLCA
  • Specialized
7 4.2

A small boat that carries soldiers and equipment from ships to shore

is the specific shallow draft military boat used mainly for troop landings

Surface Forms

LCA singular
LCAs plural

Morphology

LCA = L + C + A

This is an initialism/acronym: the letters do not transparently convey the meaning of the military landing craft without knowing the expanded phrase.

Etymology

LCA comes from the initials of Landing Craft, Assault, a World War II name for small boats used to 'land' soldiers on a beach. So an LCA is a shallow military boat made to carry troops to shore.