aircraft carrier

noun

Definition of aircraft carriernext
as in merchant ship

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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier The Wall Street Journal reported that a fresh US aircraft carrier will relieve one that spent a record of more than 250 consecutive days at sea. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Another aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, had begun making its way towards the Middle East as of Thursday to replace the Lincoln, multiple news outlets reported. — Connor Greene, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 The aircraft carrier's movements come amid reports of mental health and supply issues aboard the USS Lincoln, whose long deployment to the Middle East in support of the Iran war includes a record-setting time at sea of more than 200 days. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 That comment followed news that the USS George Washington is now sailing to the Middle East and is expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which has been at sea for some 250 days and not had a port call for more than 200. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft carrier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
  1. merchant ship
  2. tanker
  3. cutter
  4. watercraft
  5. freighter
  6. steamship
  7. trader
  8. barge
Noun
  • 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
  • The military said that 55 merchant ships transited Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil.
    — Kareem Chehayeb, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Definition of merchant ship
Noun
  • At least one ship entered using the Iranian route, and a small tanker laden with Iranian fuel oil exited, data showed.
    — August 17, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Of the outbound traffic, four vessels — including a tanker laden with 2 million barrels of Saudi crude - sailed with their satellite trackers off.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of tanker
Noun
  • First, prep your sandwich with any fillings, then place it into the cutter to cut and seal in one step.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Axelrod suggested Melton try throwing his cutter more like a four-seam fastball, with a slight offset on the grip.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • The two people who went missing while riding personal watercraft off the coast of Long Beach over the weekend are sharing their stories of survival after they were rescued by first responders.
    — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks aims to have the watercraft on the lake before fall 2027, and possibly sooner, said General Manager Jimmy Kim.
    — Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of watercraft
Noun
  • The ship is similar in size and capacity to the Sanchi, an Iranian ship that collided with a freighter off China in 2018 in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster in decades.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Ground handling and tarmac loading have fully resumed, though flight schedules will require another 24-to-48 hours to clear passenger and freighter backlogs.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of freighter
Noun
  • Most reached the region by steamship to Skagway or nearby Dyea, Alaska, before attempting to cross the Coast Mountains via the White Pass or Chilkoot trails.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The ferry also stops on Ellis Island, part of the national park, and is famous for processing more than 12 million immigrant steamship passengers through its federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of steamship
Noun
  • Treasury yields moved lower as traders dialed back expectations for a September rate hike.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The decision, which was infamously leaked to Goldman Sachs traders before the public announcement, was reversed in 2005.
    — Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of trader
Noun
  • The barge clearance level at Kaub on the Rhine, a key chokepoint for river shipments to southern Germany and Switzerland, continues to drop.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In other parts of the route, the road drops close enough to the river so that drivers can watch barge traffic on the Mississippi.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
Definition of barge

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