aircraft carrier

noun

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

Examples of aircraft carrier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Researchers from the University of Washington set up on the upper deck of the USS Hornet, a former World War II-era aircraft carrier now docked in Alameda as a museum, to take advantage of the Bay Area’s often-cloudy skies. Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 The Chinese military had struggled for decades to deploy a fleet of aircraft carriers that can compete with the U.S. and project power across the world’s oceans. Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 June 2024 The annual event, held on the storied aircraft carrier, was attended by more than 300 people, many of whom were veterans. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024 Its outsize presence in the gulf is on display at Appomattox, which has a displacement bigger than the world’s largest aircraft carrier, according to the company. Ivan Penn, New York Times, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for aircraft carrier 

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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 15 Jun. 2024.

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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