aircraft carrier

noun

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

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Princess Kate was appointed Sponsor of HMS Glasgow in June 2021 and the cutting-edge Type 26 anti-submarine frigate is designed to protect the U.K.'s nuclear deterrent and aircraft carriers. Janine Henni, People.com, 22 May 2025 Video In recent weeks, a group of veterans and family members of veterans, ranging in age and physical ability, has been gathering in the belly of the U.S.S. Intrepid, an aircraft carrier turned museum on the Hudson River. Dina Litovsky, New York Times, 19 May 2025 By any definition, the aircraft carrier bearing President Truman’s name is having a disastrous deployment in the Middle East, featuring a collision with a commercial vessel and the loss of three combat aircraft including one to friendly fire. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025 Taking the risk of escalation seriously, Washington had publicly opposed Chen’s referendum and positioned two aircraft carriers to the northeast and southeast of Taiwan, and a third near Singapore, ahead of the vote. Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 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 28 May. 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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