| NOUN | act | amphibious operation | a military operation by both land and sea forces |
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| Meaning | A military operation by both land and sea forces. | |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Instances | Dunkirk, Dunkerque | An amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire |
| Narrower | amphibious assault | An amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops / troops that are landed by naval ships |
| amphibious demonstration | An amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy / enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him | |
| Broader | operation, military operation | Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) |
| Spanish | operación militar anfibia | |
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