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amphibious
[am-fib-ee-uhs]
adjective
living or able to live both on land and in water; belonging to both land and water.
Also 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.
amphibious
/ æˈɪɪə /
adjective
able to live both on land and in the water, as frogs, toads, etc
designed for operation on or from both water and land
relating to military forces and equipment organized for operations launched from the sea against an enemy shore
having a dual or mixed nature
Other 51Թ Forms
- amphibiously adverb
- amphibiousness noun
- nonamphibious adjective
- nonamphibiously adverb
- nonamphibiousness noun
- ˈdzܲԱ noun
- ˈdzܲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amphibious1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amphibious1
Example Sentences
The United States Marines are the country’s elite shock troops and an expeditionary force that specializes in amphibious assaults.
The intention was for the amphibious troops on the western side of the Rhine to join up with the airborne troops dropped to its east.
An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and a blob-headed fish are among 27 new species scientists have discovered in Peru.
It is considered the "world's most advanced amphibious battlefield helicopter", according to the Royal Navy, and can carry up to 24 troops.
French President Emmanuel Macron was due to hold a reception with other heads of state aboard the amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude, but that has now been called off.
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