aircraft carrier

noun

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

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This has resulted in the building of the world's largest navy, with over 370 vessels, including the aircraft carriers CNS Liaoning, CNS Shandong and the Fujian. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025 The invasion force numbered nearly 25,000 military personnel from all services, backed by two aircraft carriers and extensive air support. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025 One week after deploying its most recent assault ship, China unveiled the Sichuan Type 076, a vessel combining traits of an aircraft carrier and amphibious assault ship. Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025 From concern to skepticism, Venezuelans in Caracas are expressing a range of emotions a day after the United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Latin American region and intensified the friction between both nations. CNN Money, 13 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 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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