landship
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- noun
- /ˈlændˌʃɪp/
- Archaic
Examples
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For a number of years, people pursued measurements of the landship with higher and higher accuracy.
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The powerful landship rolled across the battlefield, its armor glinting in the sun.
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Last year, the military showcased a new prototype of the landship during the parade.
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During the war, soldiers relied on the heavily armored landship for protection and mobility.
Synonyms
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A heavily armored vehicle with a large gun that moves on tracks
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9.7
A heavy German tank used in World War II
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A heavy armored vehicle with a large gun that moves on tracks and fights in war
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7.6
An old military tank that collectors like
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A heavy military machine like a tank with heavy metal plates, tracks, and a large gun for fighting
How Armored
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Landship is made from the words land and ship, so it pictures a 'ship' that moves on the ground. That's why landship was an early name for the large armored vehicles now called 'tanks', because people saw them as war 'ships' that travel over land.