amphibious
水陆两用,水陆两栖,水陆两用的,水陆两用型
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- : living or able to live both on land and in water; belonging to both land and water.
- : Also amphibian. 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 by troops landed by naval ships.
- : trained or organized to fight, or fighting, on both land and sea: amphibious troops.
- : combining two qualities, kinds, traits, etc.; of or having a mixed or twofold nature.
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We are way better and far more experienced in amphibious warfare than any of these nations, and we would fail if we tried to invade them.
The TRV-150s also deployed Remus underwater vehicles, releasing them into the sea as part of the amphibious exercise.
The HH-52 had a hoist for grabbing people, but was also amphibious—it could land on the water.
His ground-effect principles became crucial to creating amphibious planes like the Caspian Sea Monster, also known as “ekranoplans” — so much so that the aerodynamic phenomenon powering them was nicknamed Bartini’s Effect.
By then the crew of an amphibious aircraft, an SA-16 Albatross, from Hamilton Air Force Base in California, had spotted what they assumed was the United wreckage, but they couldn’t land for confirmation.
The Duplex Drive (called DD) was one: an amphibious conversion which could be fitted to a normal Sherman tank.
On June 6, 1944, the greatest amphibious force ever assembled began to fight its way ashore.
Lawmakers have tried to halt the French sale of the Mistral, an amphibious warship, to the Russian Navy.
After the race the Duke and Duchess had a thrilling, bouncy ride across the harbour in an amphibious vehicle.
Prince George was given the coolest kids toy ever today - a miniature amphibious vehicle.
Boatmen and the harpies who prey upon the traveller reaped a copper and silver harvest of great weight.