aircraft carrier

noun

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

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This is crucial to maintaining the effectiveness of aircraft carriers amid ever-increasing demands on the naval fleet. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026 Whether the United States can keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and win the competition with China will not be decided solely by aircraft carriers, missiles or defense budgets. Tom Cotton, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026 The drones are designed to perform autonomously or via remote control while doing such things as stalking submarines, spotting mines and serving as advance scouts for aircraft carriers. Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026 That’s exactly what happened, according to a report by The Register, where a Dutch journalist mailed a postcard with a tracker embedded in it to the HNLMS Evertsen, an air defense frigate on maneuvers escorting the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026 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 3 May. 2026.

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aircraft carrier

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