Twitter Google Share on Facebook amphibious vehicle (redirected fromAmphibious vehicles) Thesaurus amphibious vehicle A wheeled or tracked vehicle capable of operating on both land and water. See also landing craft. Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005. ...
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adjective living or able to live both on land and in water; belonging to both land and water. Also. capable of operating on both land and water: amphibious vehicles. of or relating to military operations by both land and naval forces against the same object, especially to a military attack...
viable on land as well as on water – just like an amphibian.This definition applies equally to any land and water transport, small or large, powered or unpowered, ranging from amphibious bicycles, ATVs, cars, buses, trucks, RVs, and military vehicles, all the way to the very largest ho...
Also,amphibian.capable of operating on both land and water:amphibious vehicles. Militaryof or pertaining to military operations by both land and naval forces against the same object, esp. to a military attack by troops landed by naval ships. ...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook amphibious mine [am′fib·ē·əs ′mīn] (ordnance) A mine designed especially to hinder beach landing and river-crossing operations by damaging or destroying landing craft, small boats, water-fording vehicles, and floating bridges; it may be of various types...
Foundation, using a mixture of staff training, professional military education courses, embarkation team training, and unit proficiency in core functions such as ground maneuver, assault support, and logistical functions. This level is the baseline requirement for unit types that do not have an ...
adjectiveRelating to or organized for a military landing by means of combined naval and land forces. adjectiveOf a mixed or twofold nature. from The Century Dictionary. . Living both on land and in water; habitually alternating between land and water. ...
Additional floatation devices are often attached to the amphibious vehicles during aquatic travel to improve the ratio of the vehicle weight to the water displacement and removed from the vehicle for travel across land. With armored military vehicles, the additional weight of the armor plating can ...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook amphibious assault ship (general purpose) A naval ship designed to embark, deploy, and land elements of a landing force in an assault by helicopters, landing craft, amphibious vehicles, and by combinations of these methods. Designated as "LHA" or with internal ...