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

According to the Navy, its crew spent 208 uninterrupted days at sea between the December Guam stop and the July Oman stop, setting a record for modern aircraft carriers. — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026

The current titleholder of largest artificial reef is the USS Oriskany, a former aircraft carrier sunk in 2006 off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Once sunk, the SS United States will surpass its predecessors on the trail, including a sunken aircraft carrier, the former USS Oriskany, by nearly 80 feet. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Multiple powerful submarines and aircraft carriers in the United States are set to get advanced systems to boost their performance. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for aircraft carrier

• noncarrier
• barrier

Kids Definition

aircraft carrier

noun

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