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 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 Families waiting for the aircraft carrier’s arrival in San Diego Bay described crying and losing sleep after hearing about the ship’s food shortages and tough conditions. — Julie Watson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The aircraft carrier survived Iranian missiles and one of the longest Navy deployments in decades. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026 In all, the aircraft carrier spent 321 days on deployment, the second-longest since the end of the Cold War. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft carrier

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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

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While tanker crossings through the strait are still well below pre-war levels, a restoration in Saudi Arabia’s pipeline exports has helped restore flows and keep a lid on oil prices.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
One tanker is now sailing toward Poland through the Red Sea, according to Bloomberg, and at least 20 more shipments have passed through the Strait of Hormuz to other destinations since early September.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tanker

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The company revealed that the xPAIR is designed to work with WingXpand’s xRAI smart aircraft, xTRAIL ground vehicle, and xSAIL watercraft.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Investigators said the man may have been in the water for at least 48 hours, and no ID, property, or watercraft was found in the area.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of watercraft

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Dragon is the only currently operational freighter that can carry cargo in the downward direction.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
New orders secured The company has reportedly attracted over 100 orders for the new freighter even as flight testing gets underway.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of freighter

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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
The paperboard card could be used to buy airline, steamship and cruise tickets, but the balance had to be paid in full each month.

— USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of steamship

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The ever-rising risk premium demanded by investors for holding those bonds shows that traders are still unconvinced that the French government has a plan to resolve its budget crisis.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Higher crude prices have pressured stocks all year, as traders fear elevated energy costs will drive up inflation and force the Federal Reserve to raise rates.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of trader

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The wreckage may have come from a schooner barge, a type of merchant vessel commonly used to transport cargo along the East Coast during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robinson said.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Alabama Jack’s rebuilt on a barge and reopened in March 1966.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of barge

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