: a warship with a flight deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed
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In just three weeks, the Pentagon has used $200 million worth of munitions, in addition to the immense operational and personnel costs to deploy two aircraft carriers, additional B-2 bombers and fighter jets, as well as Patriot and THAAD air defenses to the Middle East, the officials said.—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 The Pentagon also ordered the second aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, to transit to the Middle East from the Pacific Ocean.—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 The aircraft carrier had Wi-Fi, enabling sailors to stay in touch with family through texts, WhatsApp and even phone calls.—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2025 More recently, Ukrainian USVs have acted as aircraft carriers for small FPV attack drones, carrying out strikes on coastal targets including radar and surface-to-air missile launchers.—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aircraft carrier
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