landing force

noun

, Military.

1. the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of landing force¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

"They allowed for the transport of a tactical landing force and equipment relatively inconspicuously."

From Reuters

A Greek government official told The Associated Press that Greece “fully respects” its international obligations, adding that the Greek ambassador told his interlocuters that “Greece is not the country that is threatening its neighbor with war or assembling a large landing force on its coastline as Turkey has done.”

From Seattle Times

Ernest E. Evans, sacrificed his ship and “charged into a massive line of Japanese warships in order to protect the American landing force,” according to the Naval History and Heritage Command.

From New York Times

Therefore, Berger says, “visions of a massed naval armada nine nautical miles off-shore in the South China Sea preparing to launch the landing force . . . are impractical and unreasonable.”

From Washington Post

To independently monitor the front and rear of the landing surface of a perch, the authors designed split perches so that each half was anchored separately to a force and torque sensor that recorded the timing and features of the landing force and the rotational force experienced by the birds; both forces are influenced by the landing approach.

From Nature