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Newsweek's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
China first managed to launch fighter jets with the new electromagnetic technology on its homemade aircraft carrier, the Fujian, which launched two years ago.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
The stadium rises from a sea of one and two-story homes like an aircraft carrier at port, a monument to the history of the NFL.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
In addition to the Carl Vinson, the U.S. Navy has a second aircraft carrier stationed in the Western Pacific Ocean.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 3 Jan. 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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