aircraft carrier

noun

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

Examples of aircraft carrier in a Sentence

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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 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 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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