amphibious vehicle
vehicle which is adapted for both land and water | ||||
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Amphibious vehicle Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
amphibious vehicle
(*) A wheeled or tracked vehicle capable of operating on both land and water. See also landing craft.
(*) A wheeled or tracked vehicle capable of operating on both land and water. See also landing craft.
Amphibious vehicle Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
amphibious vehicle
Noun
1. a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
(synonym) amphibian
(hypernym) motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
(hyponym) swamp buggy, marsh buggy
Noun
1. a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
(synonym) amphibian
(hypernym) motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
(hyponym) swamp buggy, marsh buggy
Amphibious vehicle Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Amphibious vehicle
An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian), is a vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport, 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 hovercrafts. Classic landing craft are generally not considered amphibious vehicles, although they are part of amphibious assault. Nor are Ground effect vehicles, such as Ekranoplans. The former don't offer any real land transportation at all - the latter (aside from completely disconnecting from the surface, like an airplane), will likely crash on any but the flattest of landmasses.
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