aircraft carrier

noun

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

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This World War II-era aircraft carrier was active in the Pacific Theater throughout the 1940s, later spending years as a training carrier before being decommissioned in 1991. Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025 This partnership extended beyond watches, encompassing innovations such as technical equipment and landing systems for aircraft carriers and helicopters capable ships. Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 The army accepted the air force’s monopoly on drones, investing only sparingly in smaller systems, while the navy—which remained focused on big platforms such as aircraft carriers that were core to its identity—showed little interest in the unmanned revolution. Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2025 The sailor was reported overboard on the aircraft carrier on Monday as the ship was transiting the Timor Sea, the Navy said. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 31 July 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 21 Aug. 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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