amphibious landing
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8.3
- noun
- /æmˈfɪbiəs ˈlændɪŋ/
- Specialized
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- The popular image of amphibious landings in the Pacific has Marines hitting beaches edged with thick jungle.
All right, Jeff, the Hobo, it is true that there were some amphibious landings during the Great War.
- All right, Jeff, the Hobo, it is true that there were some amphibious landings during the Great War.
- Its force would train at Adak, practice amphibious landings from Lcis and LCTS, and accustom itself to muskeg travel.
- And it's, it's an invasion, an amphibious landing that almost everyone is opposed to because success is not certain.
Examples
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Although Werner saw action last year on ATU and later on Kwaja Lane, this is his first amphibious landing on a beach under fire.
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And it's, it's an invasion, an amphibious landing that almost everyone is opposed to because success is not certain.
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All knew that soon they would be making an amphibious landing on another island, but none knew the exact location or date.
Fiction book (1990) -
They're going for an amphibious landing the day after tomorrow... ...on the east coast.
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Yet still, Ben and his company trained with the 124th in amphibious landing operations.
Fiction book (1990) -
General Douglas MacArthur, commander of United Nations forces, carried out an amphibious landing from the same port, behind the lines of the North Koreans.
Fiction book (1990) -
In July 1950, McLaughlin was assigned as an advisor to the Marines' Fifth Cavalry Regiment for an amphibious landing at Pohang Dong, Korea.
Academic text (2010) -
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur organized X Corps in August 1950 to carry out his plan to outflank the North Korean Army with an amphibious landing at Inchon.
Academic text (1995) -
During World War II, the Allies executed a daring amphibious landing at Normandy to surprise the enemy.
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The military planned the amphibious landing with precision, coordinating air, sea, and land forces for maximum impact.
Synonyms
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2.3
Coming down to a surface from the air or sea
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8.4
A military attack where soldiers move from ships to land
How Aggressive
- Specialized
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8.4
- Specialized
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8.3
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8.1
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally built from 'amphibious' (operating on both land and water) modifying 'landing' (the act of coming onto a surface), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a landing that involves land and water—often a military shore assault. This straightforward modifier+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English composition, making the expression transparent.
Etymology
Amphibious landing comes from the image of soldiers moving from boats onto a beach. Here, amphibious means 'both water and land' and landing means 'arriving on shore', so the phrase means a military arrival or attack that uses sea and land together.