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

The 5,000 crew members of the USS Abraham Lincoln have been at sea for 270 days as of Tuesday in one of the longest aircraft carrier deployments in modern history, and families and legislators have warned of a worsening mental health crisis onboard. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, the ships from the George Washington strike group, including the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, were spotted heading toward the Middle East. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Cooper’s visit aboard the Lincoln was his second of the year, having previously visited the aircraft carrier in February with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

There was at least one Essex-class aircraft carrier in service from 1942 into 1991. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 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