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LCVP
 n.— «A 9-ton Higgins Boat, known in military parlance as an LCVP (landing craft, vehicle and personnel), was delivered to the Experimental Aircraft Association grounds Monday.» —“WWII boat buoys vets’ museum plan” by Steve Wideman Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisc.) Apr. 27, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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