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landship

landship

1 8.4
A large armored vehicle used in war, like an early tank
  • noun
  • /ˈlændˌʃɪp/
  • Archaic
translation icon : tanque

Examples

  • For a number of years, people pursued measurements of the landship with higher and higher accuracy.

  • The powerful landship rolled across the battlefield, its armor glinting in the sun.

  • Last year, the military showcased a new prototype of the landship during the parade.

  • During the war, soldiers relied on the heavily armored landship for protection and mobility.

Synonyms

tank
vslandship
748 2.8

A heavily armored vehicle with a large gun that moves on tracks

is an earlier name used especially for the first versions of this vehicle
panzer
vslandship
9 9.7

A heavy German tank used in World War II

is the older general term and not limited to one nation or era
army tank
vslandship
  • Specialized
2 3.5

A heavy armored vehicle with a large gun that moves on tracks and fights in war

is an older term often applied to early military examples of this vehicle
armored combat vehicle
vslandship
  • Specialized
7.6

A heavy military machine like a tank with heavy metal plates, tracks, and a large gun for fighting

is mainly a historical term rather than the standard modern name for it
vintage tank
vslandship
7.6

An old military tank that collectors like

is a general early term not focused on age or collectibility

How Armored

tank
748 2.8
landship
  • Archaic
1 8.4
armored vehicle
  • Specialized
22 3.4
armored car
  • US
2 5.5

Surface Forms

landship singular
landships plural

Morphology

landship = land + ship (semi-transparent) = land + ship

The word is clearly built from 'land' + 'ship', but its meaning 'tank' is a metaphorical extension rather than a straightforward literal compound.

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.