: a warship with a flight deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed
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Currently, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its accompanying carrier group are in the Caribbean.—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026 Last summer, China sent both the Liaoning and another aircraft carrier deeper into the western Pacific while Chinese military aircraft repeatedly approached Japanese planes, prompting Tokyo to warn about collision risks.—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026 As the United States is actively engaged in intense great power competition in the Pacific, primarily against the People's Republic of China, aircraft carriers have been a central component.—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 And finally… ▶️ Welcome home A US Navy aircraft carrier is back home after a record-breaking deployment.—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft carrier