aircraft carrier

noun

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

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Designed for diverse naval platforms BAE Systems envisions the ADL supporting operations across aircraft carriers, amphibious ships, and other surface combatants. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026 Private docks that stretch farther than an aircraft carrier is long won’t be built along the Georgia coast after all. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The United States, for its part, is sending more military assets to the region, including a third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops, to join the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades. — Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 The United States is sending more military assets to the region, including a third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft carrier

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First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of aircraft carrier was in 1917

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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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