amphibious operation
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8.1
- noun
- /æmˈfɪbiəs ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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operación anfibia
- A more probable scenario would be an amphibious operation against the Taiwanese-held islands off the mainland.
- large-scale amphibious operation
Examples
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First, we have the amphibious operation conducted by a Norman fleet that transported hundreds of soldiers.
Academic text (2010) -
To seize the island, a very large, well-coordinated, amphibious operation would have to take place.
Academic text (1997) -
The 1942 landings in North Africa provided some lessons for a large-scale amphibious operation.
Academic text (1994) -
Senior service leadership is directing the Marines to take the lessons learned from fighting the ground war in Iraq and Afghanistan and return to their core competencies of amphibious operations, sea-based forward presence, and crisis response.
Blog text (19) -
The military planned an amphibious operation to land troops on the beach during the night.
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During World War II, the success of the amphibious operation at Normandy changed the course of the war.
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The upcoming amphibious operation will involve both naval ships and ground forces to ensure a coordinated attack.
Synonyms
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8.4
A military attack where soldiers move from ships to land
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8.3
A military attack in which troops move from ships or planes onto an enemy shore
How Aggressive
- Specialized
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8.4
- Specialized
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8.3
- Specialized
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8.1
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a military operation involving both land and sea forces' is directly and transparently built from 'amphibious' (capable of functioning on land and water) + 'operation' (a planned military action). This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase that follows normal English semantics and cross-linguistic logic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Amphibious operation comes from the simple image of troops leaving ships, moving through the water, and stepping onto a beach. The word amphibious means on both 'land' and 'sea' and operation means a planned military action, so the phrase refers to a military action that lands forces from the sea onto the shore.