landing deck


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Noun1.landing deck - the upper deck of an aircraft carrierlanding deck - the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway
aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, flattop, carrier - a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
deck - any of various platforms built into a vessel
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Reports reaching the police headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City revealed that the helicopter - a PZL W-3 Sokol - was descending on the landing deck when the pilot lost control of the chopper and fell on the nearby ravine.
While my heart pumped with a sense of achievement, I learnt I had to zip again -- this time across the mountain to a landing deck, a kilometre away.
The suite's landing deck, at sea level, has a lounge area and bathroom facility, while a ladder leads up to the roof with its own sun-lounging area.
First, a landing deck aboard Pennsylvania had to be designed and built.
During the Aluminium Middle East, Gulf Extrusion featured its latest products demonstrating high precision profiles, trailer profiles and helidecks (landing deck for helicopters on ships and oil platforms) to be used inside the Adnoc fields in Abu Dhabi.
All along the coast, armies were beginning to load equipment onto ships, landing crafts of all kind such as our British 2052; those carrying troops packed tightly into the landing deck; the Mulberry harbour craft; landing craft carrying vehicles and personnel; highspeed launches and the Higgins boats which carried a platoon of soldiers plus one truck, ferried by larger craft and dropped into the water several miles from the beaches.
Equipped with a helicopter landing deck and space for troops, the amphibious transport ship, in service since 1971, can support an array of missions as a "forward staging base" involving special forces, countermine operations or repair work for warships, officials said.
The Baynunah Corvettes Class' key features include a stealthy-like superstructure, a helicopter landing deck and a hangar.
The Baynunah Corvettes Class' key features include a stealth-like superstructure, a helicopter landing deck and a hangar.
The Baynunah-Class Corvettes' key features include a stealthy-like superstructure, a helicopter landing deck and a hangar.
During that latter time, she received her helicopter landing deck which is ideal for cafe seating.

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