Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A flatbottom vessel developed during World War II to land troops and cargo on open beaches and sometimes used as a weapons platform and hospital ship.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[l(anding) s(hip) t(ank).]

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  • LST + = 1 iniread, NAM, \% A_WorkingDir\% / members. ini, members, \% LST\%

    AutoHotkey Community 2008

  • LST - = 1 iniWrite, \% NAM\%, \% A_WorkingDir\% / members. ini, members, \% LST\%

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  • LST - = 1 iniWrite, \% NAM\%, \% A_WorkingDir\% / members. ini, members, \% LST\%

    AutoHotkey Community 2008

  • LST - = 1 iniWrite, \% NAM\%, \% A_WorkingDir\% / members. ini, members, \% LST\%

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  • All vessels with the designation LST [Landing Ship, Tank] during their entire tour [WWII ships converted to transport supplies on rivers and serve as barracks for brown water Mobile Riverine Forces]

    Salem-News.com 2010

  • The Landing Ship Tank 325, known as LST 325, made more than 30 trips across the English Channel between Britain and France during and after the invasion of Normandy.

    courierpress.com Stories 2010

  • The Landing Ship Tank 325, known as LST 325, made more than 30 trips across the English Channel between Britain and France during and after the invasion of Normandy.

    courierpress.com Stories 2010

  • The Landing Ship Tank 325, known as LST 325, made more than 30 trips across the English Channel between Britain and France during and after the invasion of Normandy.

    courierpress.com Stories 2010

  • This particular LST was originally known as LST-325 during the Second World War, USNS LST-325 during its arctic operations in the 1950's, and later L-144 (A/G Syros) while it was in the service of the Greek Navy.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • This particular LST was originally known as LST-325 during the Second World War, USNS LST-325 during its arctic operations in the 1950's, and later L-144 (A/G Syros) while it was in the service of the Greek Navy.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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