Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An armed boat's crew sent on shore for offensive or defensive operations, such as engaging an enemy, or for protecting life and property.
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Examples
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The landing-party that followed had futilely pursued along the jungle runways.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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Then I wondered how many containers we actually would find there, especially with just forty minutes or so before dark came and the Perse sent a landing-party to end our meddling.
Duma Key King, Stephen, 1947- 2008
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“I have been here two months and I already have the next landing-party rotation with the captain.”
The Edge of the Sword Kevin Ryan 2002
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I have my landing-party assignment for tomorrow morning.
The Edge of the Sword Kevin Ryan 2002
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“I have been here two months and I already have the next landing-party rotation with the captain.”
The Edge of the Sword Kevin Ryan 2002
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“I have been here two months and I already have the next landing-party rotation with the captain.”
The Edge of the Sword Kevin Ryan 2002
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I have my landing-party assignment for tomorrow morning.
The Edge of the Sword Kevin Ryan 2002
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I have my landing-party assignment for tomorrow morning.
The Edge of the Sword Kevin Ryan 2002
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The selection of the landing-party lineup seemed as good a time as any.
The Captain's Daughter Peter David 2000
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Thousands of landing-party assignments had been fed into a vast database, processed through positronic circuitry as perfected in the M9 computer.
The Captain's Daughter Peter David 2000
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