: a warship with a flight deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed
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Satellite imagery earlier this week showed the aircraft carrier anchored in the Persian Gulf off the United Arab Emirates, amid the Navy's continuing operations in the Middle East.—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 Landing on a moving aircraft carrier at night in rough seas requires trust not just in your instincts, but in the technology guiding your descent.—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Ballard went on to discover several other storied wrecks: the Nazi warship Bismark, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and PT-109, a Navy vessel commanded by President John F. Kennedy in his mid-20s during World War II.—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025 With a full-length flight deck capable of supporting helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft, the ship functions much like a small aircraft carrier.—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aircraft carrier
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