aircraft carrier

noun

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

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President Barack Obama was known to attend basketball games, sitting courtside on multiple occasions – including the first-ever college basketball game played on an aircraft carrier – and attended multiple baseball games as well. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 They are currently being housed at Gangmen Harbor, a facility located west of the Sanya naval base, where the PLAN has also parked other UUVs, as well as aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 My father, a proud Naval Academy graduate, served two tours in Vietnam, flying A-4s off aircraft carriers. John Foley, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025 Once in service, China will operate three aircraft carriers for the first time, significantly enhancing its ability to conduct far-seas operations. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 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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