AIRCRAFT CARRIER Synonyms: 51 Similar Words

aircraft carrier

noun

Definition of aircraft carrier

as in merchant ship

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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier The aircraft carrier After she is shot, President Penn is airlifted in Marine One to a docked United States aircraft carrier for surgery. — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 There are so many dominos that fall after President Penn is shot — taking her to the aircraft carrier, the Prime Minister calling Kate, Kate calling the embassy, the president signing away her powers to Hal. — Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 The interview was conducted on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, which had just returned to its home port in San Diego after a lengthy deployment in the Middle East to support the Iran war. — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 The sketch took aim at reports of deteriorating conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, including plumbing issues and mental-health struggles among the crew during their extended deployment. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft carrier

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Noun

The lock’s combination was lost on December 28, 1583, when the merchant ship Ann Francis sailed into a powerful storm during a return voyage from Spain.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026
In October 1784 the Moroccans captured an American merchant ship, the Betsey, and announced that the ship and its crew would be held pending the conclusion of a treaty.

— Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

Definition of merchant ship

Noun

In another incident from Tuesday, the UKMTO said an unnamed tanker was struck by a projectile in the Persian Gulf.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
Nearly 200 people were on board the cruise ship, American Heritage, when the Atlantic Asphalt tanker collided with it, according New Orleans officials.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

When the cutter arrived at Mona Island, the situation was chaotic and complex.

— Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
As a seventh-round draft choice out of Northeastern, Schlittler wasn’t always throwing gas with a devastating curveball mixed in with a cutter and sinker.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of cutter

Noun

The Animas River was closed to kayaks and other recreational watercraft, and Current warned that sewage and chemicals in the water could make people sick.

— Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The motorcycle operates differently from a conventional watercraft, which typically uses a dedicated propulsion system designed for aquatic environments.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of watercraft

Noun

Mouthwashing follows five crew members stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, which crash lands on an asteroid.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
While the pic’s storyline is under wraps, the game follows five crew members who are stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, where dwindling supplies, isolation and mounting paranoia expose the fractures between them.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of freighter

Noun

That last pandemic was accelerated by a boom in rail and steamship travel but was eventually quashed by advances in science.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Passenger boats have not passed through these parts since the days of the steamship petered all the way out some 60 years ago.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of steamship

Noun

With traders hopeful the stock market has set the stage for a short-term bounce, there are two catalysts next week that could either revive or snuff out the AI recovery.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
As the board deliberates, Wall Street analysts and traders on prediction-market platforms are throwing out names of possible successors.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of trader

Noun

Kemetale This boutique operator, which launched in 2022 with the Kemet Dahabeya, has small-scale ships that take their cues from the traditional dahabeah, a kind of sailing barge.

— Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
Men stand on the side of a barge in New York Harbor holding a rope attached to a wooden crate from which Harry Houdini was trying to escape July 7, 1912.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of barge

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