landship

== English == === Alternative forms === land-ship, land ship === Etymology === From land +‎ ship. Contra Old English landsċipe (“countryside, region, tract of land”) and Modern English landscape. Displaced by tank. === Noun === landship (plural landships) (archaic, military) An armored combat vehicle; a tank. [19th c.–1916] Synonyms: land battleship, land cruiser, land ironclad A superheavy tank; supertank. Synonyms: land battleship, land cruiser