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

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

Another aircraft carrier and thousands of additional troops are also on their way to the Middle East. — Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Private docks that stretch farther than an aircraft carrier is long won’t be built along the Georgia coast after all. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The United States, for its part, is sending more military assets to the region, including a third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops, to join the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades. — Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 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