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

Navy officials said assembly would fall to Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, where aircraft carriers and some submarines are made. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Two Chinese aircraft carriers were spotted last June near the southern Japanese island of Iwo Jima for the first time. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

The aircraft carrier was one of more than 30 surface combatants to take part, along with five submarines and nearly 200 aircraft. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The Type 076 combines technologies developed for China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship and Type 003 aircraft carrier, bringing together existing systems to create a more advanced naval platform. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 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