aircraft carrier

noun

: a warship with a flight deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed

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Newsweek's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the Indo-Pacific region. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 The dirigibles could be airborne aircraft carriers. Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025 The Navy in August said the first control room was installed aboard the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush. Colin Demarest, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025 There's also Larry Chambers, who during the war commanded the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Midway. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for aircraft carrier 

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aircraft carrier was in 1917

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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

aircraft carrier

noun
: a warship with a deck from which aircraft can take off and on which they can land
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