aircraft carrier

noun

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

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China has deployed both of its aircraft carriers—CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong—to the east of the first island chain since June 7. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 Point Loma overlooks the area of North Island where the USS Langley, the Navy’s first aircraft carrier, began operating about a century ago. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025 Japan’s defense minister said the previous day that the appearance of the Chinese aircraft carriers signified Beijing’s intention to further widen its capabilities beyond its borders. Reuters, NBC news, 11 June 2025 Crews walk towards a Royal Navy F-35B Lightning fighter jet to prepare it for take-off from the deck of British aircraft carrier HMS Prince Of Wales, in an undisclosed location, on April 24, 2025, following its deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 June 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 19 Jun. 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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