aircraft carrier

noun

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

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The Pentagon has deployed the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier into the Central Command's (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, alongside the USS Harry S. Truman. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 The Chinese Navy officially commissioned its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, in 2012. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 The presence of at least six US B-2 stealth bombers in the Indian Ocean and a second aircraft carrier in the Middle East only fueled speculation in Israel that a strike was not only possible, but increasingly probable. Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025 Already, the United States has moved more long-range stealthy B-2 bombers into range and dispatched a second aircraft carrier, the Carl Vinson, into the region, while initiating a major bombing campaign against the Houthis, Iran’s allies, which is seen as a message from Washington. Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 8 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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aircraft carrier

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