aircraft carrier

noun

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

Examples of aircraft carrier in a Sentence

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While the Ford — the largest aircraft carrier in the world — appears to have pulled ahead of its strike group after departing from the Caribbean last week, the full Lincoln strike group has been in the Middle East for weeks. Joanne Stocker, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026 One aircraft carrier group is already in the region and another is on the way. Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 As the Iranian government faces one of the most difficult moments in its brief existence – both internally and externally—the question now, as the US sends a second aircraft carrier to the region is will this time be different? Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026 Trump has stationed the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Middle East. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026 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 21 Feb. 2026.

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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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