aircraft carrier

noun

: a warship with a flight deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed

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Chinese fighter jets launching from the aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning during a military exercise in the Yellow Sea off China's east coast on December 23, 2016. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 This is a big step to begin to turn that aircraft carrier. Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 26 May 2025 As mentioned, the F-35C operates from U.S. aircraft carriers. Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 It had been joined recently by the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier operating out of the Arabian Sea. Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for aircraft carrier

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aircraft carrier was in 1917

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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

aircraft carrier

noun
: a warship with a deck from which aircraft can take off and on which they can land
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