aircraft carrier

noun

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

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Stars and Stripes reported that the aircraft carrier, which returned to its home port on October 18, resumed its patrol. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 Later that day, the entire team visited the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, where hundreds of active-duty sailors observed the Chargers’ walk-through, participated in drills, met with players and coaches, and showed the team around the carrier. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025 Trump announced on-land strikes against Venezuela could come soon, and deployed an aircraft carrier to South America amid the tensions. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025 The 50-year-old Nimitz is the oldest aircraft carrier in the Navy. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 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 2 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

aircraft carrier

noun
: a warship with a deck from which aircraft can take off and on which they can land
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