Some frogs are amphibious creatures. From LearnThat.org.
amphibious vehicles. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
It comprised a chunk of cinematic fleet on the move stuff, then dived into the protags first, call it "amphibious", action. From Wordnik.com. [Another one of those potentially life changing crit sessions...] Reference
The USS Bataan, a 844-foot ship designed to dispatch Marines in amphibious assaults, has helicopters, doctors, hospital beds, food and water. From Wordnik.com. [Damn them « BuzzMachine] Reference
We use the term amphibious to describe these floating foundations that rest on piles. From Wordnik.com. [INTERVIEW: Koen Olthuis of WaterStudio.nl | Inhabitat] Reference
However, today we have some different treat for you, which may not be called amphibious, but surely can be called a floating car. From Wordnik.com. [Auto Motto] Reference
They are fully amphibious, meaning they can go straight from land into the water and vice versa. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
The inhabitants may be classed as "amphibious," and are known among sailors by the generic name of "Conchs.". From Wordnik.com. [The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner] Reference
They are designed to transport and land troops, supplies, and equipment such as amphibious vehicles and helicopters. From Wordnik.com. [US Navy Ship Made from World Trade Center Steel | Impact Lab] Reference
The next phase which follows on this presents us with a change of the fish-like being into a kind of amphibious animal. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
INDIANAPOLIS -- It sounds like a left-handed compliment, but Peyton Manning might be the best "amphibious" quarterback in the NFL. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-08-01] Reference
In special situations (such as amphibious assaults), strategic aviation and/or naval aviation may participate in air preparation attacks. From Wordnik.com. [FM 100-61 Chptr 10 Air Support]
He was assigned to the same kind of amphibious unit that his grandfather, Ralph Kolm, drove in the Palau Islands in 1944 and at Okinawa in 1945. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-12-01] Reference
"What kind of amphibious capability do we really need?". From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
He was a kind of amphibious animal who, as he thought, really belonged nowhere. From Wordnik.com. [Boyhood in Norway] Reference
They lived in the house, and occupied an uncomfortable, ambiguous, or, as Miss Browning called it with some truth, 'amphibious' position. From Wordnik.com. [Wives and Daughters] Reference
The rains of autumn and the thaws of spring converted them into a mass of liquid mud, such as amphibious animals might delight to revel in. From Wordnik.com. [Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian] Reference
A kind of amphibious animal who, as he thought, really belonged nowhere. From Wordnik.com. [Boyhood in Norway] Reference
It's kind of amphibious; half real estate certainly, -- more'n half when the tide is out. ". From Wordnik.com. [Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.'] Reference
"amphibious;" and who does not understand how there can be "illegal distress" in a free country where people may be as unhappy as they like. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
There were reports of amphibious landings by the U.S. Marines. From Wordnik.com. [Allied Blitzkrieg] Reference
The van der Molens are residents in the first neighborhood of amphibious houses. From Wordnik.com. [AT HOME WITH THE DUCKS] Reference
"It's sort of like establishing a beachhead in an amphibious operation," says a U.S. official. From Wordnik.com. [Colombia: Man Without A Plan] Reference
Some 300 navy SEALS seize port facilities and prepare them for U.S. amphibious docking ships. 2. From Wordnik.com. [How U.S. Troops Would Go In] Reference
Nine U.S. Navy warships and a 1,800-member Marine amphibious task force stood off Haiti last week. From Wordnik.com. [How U.S. Troops Would Go In] Reference
The Marines had held five ostentatiously secret rehearsals for amphibious assaults during the fall. From Wordnik.com. [Blitzkrieg] Reference
The Marines last major amphibious operation was in 1950, a highly successful maneuver at Inchon in Korea. From Wordnik.com. [The Few, The Proud, The Savvy] Reference
The crates were shipped on amphibious landing craft up the Yangtze River to Wuhan and hidden in the university library. From Wordnik.com. [Unburied Treasures] Reference
Meanwhile, Dura Vermeer, the company behind the Maasbommel project, talks of an amphibious settlement of 50,000 houses. From Wordnik.com. [AT HOME WITH THE DUCKS] Reference
In the past year China has begun to build up the naval and amphibious capabilities it would need for an invasion of Taiwan. From Wordnik.com. [Pointing To Trouble] Reference
Thrill seekers who can't decide whether to go by land or sea can now buy amphibious vehicles, made with military technology. From Wordnik.com. [Bigger, Faster, Longer] Reference
The 82d Airborne follows, C-130s land with equipment and amphibious ships launch hovercraft carrying armored vehicles and personnel carriers. From Wordnik.com. [How U.S. Troops Would Go In] Reference
The latest gesture is a Pentagon decision to send 2,000 U.S. Marines and sailors aboard three amphibious ships to the Adriatic Sea off Bosnia. From Wordnik.com. [A Fight Among Friends] Reference
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