as in merchant ship
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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier
Famously, the United Kingdom had ambitions for a very large aircraft carrier called HMS Habakkuk.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
An April 27, 2026 file photo shows the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle at the end of a NATO military exercise off the coast of the Greek island of Crete.
—May 6, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The logistical surge appears to be a stream of Boeing C-17 military transport aircraft making their way to the region, alongside the addition of a third aircraft carrier.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Bin Laden’s remains are flown first to Afghanistan, then to the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the North Arabian Sea.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
An April 27, 2026 file photo shows the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle at the end of a NATO military exercise off the coast of the Greek island of Crete.
—May 6, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The logistical surge appears to be a stream of Boeing C-17 military transport aircraft making their way to the region, alongside the addition of a third aircraft carrier.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Bin Laden’s remains are flown first to Afghanistan, then to the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the North Arabian Sea.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
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Four of the ships were tankers carrying crude oil or chemicals, with the majority of the rest bulk carriers, a kind of merchant ship carrying dry cargo.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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On the threat to merchant ships, Trump projected uncertainty.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Throughout the large tanker’s journey, its location tracker was off.—
Adina Renner,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The spokesperson, Asghar Jahangir, did not explicitly refer to the tanker seized on Thursday.—
Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with the captain’s body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Later in the inning, Montgomery jumped on a 2-0 cutter and kept the ball fair down the right-field line.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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That includes boats, kayaks, canoes and personal watercraft.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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And the whole family can spend time on the resort’s three sandy beaches or rent bikes or watercraft for enjoying the outdoors.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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On Sunday, South Korea said a cargo ship had been struck by unidentified aircraft in Hormuz, while Qatar said a freighter arriving in the country's waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,300-foot section of the southbound span to collapse.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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During this time, circus families blossomed all over Mexico, aided by the appearance of the steamship and railway systems, as the circus historian Julio Revolledo Cárdenas would detail in a 2018 article for the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.—
Jeremy Mennis,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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An online portal with information about when books will be released resembles a Wall Street trader’s screen, displaying data, charts and specialized software that tracks the book market.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Crypto trader Arthur Hayes has warned AI could trigger 2008-style panic as job losses hit the economy, with Bureau of Labor Statistics data last week showing that several jobs expected to be impacted by artificial intelligence have seen heavy losses for a second year.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Timmy was transported to the North Sea in a specialized barge to get the animal away from shallow waters and released into the open ocean near Denmark.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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