landship

English

Alternative forms

  • land-ship, land ship

Etymology

From land +‎ ship. Compare Old English landsċipe (“countryside, region, tract of land”) and Modern English landscape.

Noun

landship (plural landships)

  1. (archaic, military, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armored combat vehicle, a tank
    Synonyms: land battleship, land cruiser, land ironclad
  2. (archaic, military) A superheavy tank, supertank
    Synonyms: land battleship, land cruiser
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