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Definition of amphibious in English: amphibiousadjectiveamˈfɪbɪəsæmˈfɪbiəs 1Relating to, living in, or suited for both land and water. Example sentencesExamples - These are his men and women in these amphibious vehicles bringing in supplies, food, water.
- The mudskipper is an amphibious fish that has the ability to locomote on land.
- Many species inhabited shallow aquatic environments and some may have been amphibious, emerging onto land for at least part of their life cycle.
- Forms of animals would appear over hundreds of thousands of years as the animals became amphibious and began to leave the water.
- It might be an engineer who says that their bridges would keep more people out of the water if more people drove amphibious cars.
- It is not the first amphibious vehicle to plane but it is certainly the first commercial one.
- The amphibious vehicle is designed to reach speeds of 100 mph on land and over 30 mph on water and can switch between the two surfaces at the switch of a button.
- They are amphibious, able to live on land or in the ocean.
- The Boston tour site credits tours in the midwest with starting the phenomenon, however another site claims that the first documented tour using an amphibious vehicle was in Massachusetts in 1950.
- A crowd of some 200 locals gathered at the beach to watch the high-speed amphibious hovercraft speed across the water and then climb onto the beach, deflate, and unload its cargo.
- As well as a snowy theme, the map also has a number of water features, which brings into play the two amphibious vehicles.
- It has been heavily researched to make sure that even the vehicle and amphibious craft have the correct markings.
- I was horrified, and mourned the loss of its tiny webbed feet, but perhaps she just hastened its departure from a world no longer habitable for amphibious life forms.
- Their armored amphibious vehicle had taken fire and, making a sharp turn, plunged into a deep ditch, rendering it immobile.
- In 1799 a strange Australian specimen, ‘a small amphibious animal of the mole kind,’ arrived at the Royal Society of London.
- Some may have been amphibious, emerging onto land for at least part of their life cycle.
- It's a lightweight amphibious vehicle that can go just about anywhere.
- The most interesting statistic on the list is the large number of accidents where the pilot attempted to land with the gear down with amphibious floats.
- These Marines were in a light amphibious vehicle.
- The special 8-seater amphibious plane was caught in a crosswind as it landed just after 3 p.m. and veered off the runway causing severe damage to the undercarriage.
- 1.1 (of a military operation) involving forces landed from the sea.
Example sentencesExamples - It was, after all, the most ambitious amphibious operation in the annals of military history until the Normandy invasion.
- In terms of the geographic scope of the landing area and the size of the invasion force, Operation Overlord far exceeded any amphibious operation in history.
- It was the largest amphibious military operation undertaken until then.
- The geography of the Philippine archipelago forced the Army and Navy to collaborate on amphibious operations.
- The course provides instruction in long-range patrolling, amphibious operations, hydrographic surveys, and specialized ground combat tactics.
- In many cases, by day and night, naval gunfire will be the only support available to the troops on the ground, especially in the early stages of an amphibious operation.
- It has concentrated upon acquiring small torpedo and missile attack boats, but has also acquired modest numbers of landing craft for amphibious operations and a small submarine force.
- Personnel from both countries compared and practiced their skills in a parachute insertion, amphibious operations and live-fire assaults.
- The exercises include forced landings on hostile shores involving amphibious, airborne and air units, naval bombardments of land targets and coordinated amphibious, naval and air maneuvers.
- The first phase was designed as an independent attempt to force the Dardanelles by naval power alone; the second phase was an amphibious assault and a land campaign.
- This includes supporting mine warfare and amphibious operations as well as specialist surveying tasks.
- During World War II, they found themselves attaching a large number of specialized navy and marine support units to the combat divisions sent ashore in amphibious operations.
- Orders were issued almost immediately to prepare for the invasion of Sicily, and the division made ready for its second amphibious operation of the war.
- Remarkably, the interwar period was a time of numerous important military innovations including amphibious warfare, carrier aviation, and strategic bombing.
- Medical support for the amphibious operation was meticulously planned and successfully executed in the landings on Utah and Omaha Beaches.
- Before World War II the Marine Corps developed a doctrine of amphibious operations that employed a quick, sharp, unexpected assault against a defended coastline.
- Furthermore, the analyst must not only understand these subjects within the context of ground operations but also as they relate to air and amphibious operations.
- Sixth, the use of air cushion landing craft in the course of an amphibious assault operation seriously complicates the effective engagement of marine striking echelons as they approach the coast.
- Making sure that soldiers find their sea legs quickly is important so as to ensure their readiness for amphibious operations.
- The amphibious operations and jungle fighting in the Pacific presented the artillery with new tasks and responsibilities.
Derivatives adverb As the piece unfolds through these different layers, images of billowy clouds juxtaposed with bodies that breathe amphibiously transform the park into an airy lagoon. Example sentencesExamples - As a consequence, the British-Canadian force brought amphibiously to France for the D-Day assault was initially larger than the American contingent, about 75,000 to 55,000.
- Without preparation, the vehicles enter the river and ford amphibiously.
- Two glider combat teams landed amphibiously at a town, Nasugbu, on the west coast of the island of Luzon, south of Manila.
- As the Soviet Army advanced overland from the north, some units were parachuted into key cities, or landed amphibiously in Korea.
Origin Mid 17th century: from modern Latin amphibium, from Greek amphibion (see amphibian) + -ous. Definition of amphibious in US English: amphibiousadjectiveamˈfibēəsæmˈfɪbiəs 1Relating to, living in, or suited for both land and water. Example sentencesExamples - As well as a snowy theme, the map also has a number of water features, which brings into play the two amphibious vehicles.
- A crowd of some 200 locals gathered at the beach to watch the high-speed amphibious hovercraft speed across the water and then climb onto the beach, deflate, and unload its cargo.
- The Boston tour site credits tours in the midwest with starting the phenomenon, however another site claims that the first documented tour using an amphibious vehicle was in Massachusetts in 1950.
- Some may have been amphibious, emerging onto land for at least part of their life cycle.
- Their armored amphibious vehicle had taken fire and, making a sharp turn, plunged into a deep ditch, rendering it immobile.
- It has been heavily researched to make sure that even the vehicle and amphibious craft have the correct markings.
- It is not the first amphibious vehicle to plane but it is certainly the first commercial one.
- The most interesting statistic on the list is the large number of accidents where the pilot attempted to land with the gear down with amphibious floats.
- The amphibious vehicle is designed to reach speeds of 100 mph on land and over 30 mph on water and can switch between the two surfaces at the switch of a button.
- These Marines were in a light amphibious vehicle.
- It's a lightweight amphibious vehicle that can go just about anywhere.
- They are amphibious, able to live on land or in the ocean.
- Many species inhabited shallow aquatic environments and some may have been amphibious, emerging onto land for at least part of their life cycle.
- These are his men and women in these amphibious vehicles bringing in supplies, food, water.
- In 1799 a strange Australian specimen, ‘a small amphibious animal of the mole kind,’ arrived at the Royal Society of London.
- Forms of animals would appear over hundreds of thousands of years as the animals became amphibious and began to leave the water.
- I was horrified, and mourned the loss of its tiny webbed feet, but perhaps she just hastened its departure from a world no longer habitable for amphibious life forms.
- The mudskipper is an amphibious fish that has the ability to locomote on land.
- The special 8-seater amphibious plane was caught in a crosswind as it landed just after 3 p.m. and veered off the runway causing severe damage to the undercarriage.
- It might be an engineer who says that their bridges would keep more people out of the water if more people drove amphibious cars.
- 1.1 (of a military operation) involving forces landed from the sea.
Example sentencesExamples - The geography of the Philippine archipelago forced the Army and Navy to collaborate on amphibious operations.
- In terms of the geographic scope of the landing area and the size of the invasion force, Operation Overlord far exceeded any amphibious operation in history.
- It has concentrated upon acquiring small torpedo and missile attack boats, but has also acquired modest numbers of landing craft for amphibious operations and a small submarine force.
- Furthermore, the analyst must not only understand these subjects within the context of ground operations but also as they relate to air and amphibious operations.
- In many cases, by day and night, naval gunfire will be the only support available to the troops on the ground, especially in the early stages of an amphibious operation.
- The amphibious operations and jungle fighting in the Pacific presented the artillery with new tasks and responsibilities.
- It was the largest amphibious military operation undertaken until then.
- This includes supporting mine warfare and amphibious operations as well as specialist surveying tasks.
- During World War II, they found themselves attaching a large number of specialized navy and marine support units to the combat divisions sent ashore in amphibious operations.
- Making sure that soldiers find their sea legs quickly is important so as to ensure their readiness for amphibious operations.
- Sixth, the use of air cushion landing craft in the course of an amphibious assault operation seriously complicates the effective engagement of marine striking echelons as they approach the coast.
- Medical support for the amphibious operation was meticulously planned and successfully executed in the landings on Utah and Omaha Beaches.
- Remarkably, the interwar period was a time of numerous important military innovations including amphibious warfare, carrier aviation, and strategic bombing.
- The first phase was designed as an independent attempt to force the Dardanelles by naval power alone; the second phase was an amphibious assault and a land campaign.
- The exercises include forced landings on hostile shores involving amphibious, airborne and air units, naval bombardments of land targets and coordinated amphibious, naval and air maneuvers.
- The course provides instruction in long-range patrolling, amphibious operations, hydrographic surveys, and specialized ground combat tactics.
- It was, after all, the most ambitious amphibious operation in the annals of military history until the Normandy invasion.
- Orders were issued almost immediately to prepare for the invasion of Sicily, and the division made ready for its second amphibious operation of the war.
- Before World War II the Marine Corps developed a doctrine of amphibious operations that employed a quick, sharp, unexpected assault against a defended coastline.
- Personnel from both countries compared and practiced their skills in a parachute insertion, amphibious operations and live-fire assaults.
Origin Mid 17th century: from modern Latin amphibium, from Greek amphibion (see amphibian) + -ous. |