littoral
Example Sentences
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One version of the craft, known as a littoral combat ship, had propulsion problems.
From Seattle Times
A statement afterwards said the IMO's Secretary-General Kitack Lim "indicated his commitment to take immediate action to realise the blue safe maritime corridor with the cooperation and collaboration of the relevant parties including littoral states".
From Reuters
BATH, Maine – The Navy’s speedy littoral combat ships had propulsion failures.
From Fox News
Meanwhile, two versions of the speedy littoral combat ship were envisioned as chasing down pirate ships off Somalia.
From Seattle Times
Additional ground force changes include fielding a Marine littoral regiment, restructuring infantry battalions and eliminating much of towed artillery in favor of longer-range rockets and missiles, including anti-ship missiles.
From Washington Times
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