单词 | mike boat |
释义 | > as lemmasMike boat Mike boat n. [after M in the initialism LCM (see L.C. n. at L n. Initialisms 1); compare sense 2] U.S. Military slang (in the U.S. Navy) a landing craft. Hence (occasionally): any specialized flat-bottomed craft. ΚΠ 1956 All Hands May 9/2 In any talk of unsung heroes of Operation Deepfreeze there are always the Mike Boats and their crews. 1986 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 26 Aug. b-3 By dawn, amphibious landing craft called Mike boats had floated to shore with their supplies. 1997 Independent on Sunday 6 July (Review Suppl.) 13/4 There were flat-bottomed salvage barges known as ‘Mike’ boats and two specially equipped salvage boats—the Grasp and the Grapple. < as lemmas |
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