landship
Treaded war machine
A landship is a large armored fighting vehicle, an early term for what became known as a tank.
The word emerged during World War I when the British developed these machines in secrecy, calling them "landships" to suggest naval vessels adapted for ground warfare.
The term tank, originally a cover name to disguise the project, quickly displaced landship in common usage.
Large storage vessel
- ironcladImpossible to dispute
- platingSurface metal application
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- armorProtective combat covering
cannon · steel · shielding · hull · treads · gun · hatch · rivets
Armed conflict between groups
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- infantryGround combat troops
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
combat · barrage · bombardment · offensive · battalion · regiment · assault · battlefield
Female parent as title
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- experimentalTesting new methods
- inventionNew device or method
- innovationCreating something original
Swinton · pioneering · development · design · engineering · secret · trials · testing
Heavily defended military structure
- bastionFortified defensive position
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- juggernautOverwhelming, crushing force
behemoth · leviathan · colossus · mobile · rolling · lumbering · unstoppable · imposing
Deliberate tactical movement
- flankingAt the sides of
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- formationCreation or arrangement
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
encirclement · strategy · logistics · command · operations · engagement · assault · defense
tank
Large storage vessel
armor · cannon · steel · shielding · hull · treads · gun · hatch · rivets · periscope
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
siege · combat · barrage · bombardment · offensive · battalion · regiment · assault · battlefield · WWI
Mother
Female parent as title
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- experimentalTesting new methods
- inventionNew device or method
Swinton · innovation · pioneering · development · design · engineering · secret · trials · testing · rhomboid
fortress
Heavily defended military structure
- bastionFortified defensive position
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
juggernaut · behemoth · leviathan · colossus · mobile · rolling · lumbering · unstoppable · imposing · massive
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
- flankingAt the sides of
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- formationCreation or arrangement
reconnaissance · encirclement · strategy · logistics · command · operations · engagement · assault · defense · ambush
- BarbadosBridgetown, Barbadian, Bathsheba, parishes, Saint Michael
- WWI Slangdoughboy, Tommy, Hun, Fritz, Jerry
landshipship
Seagoing transport vessel
warship · battleship · naval vessel · watercraft · boat
landshipfortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
bunker · pillbox · fortress · trench · blockhouse
land, ship, island, landing, lands, landscape, landed, inland, shipping