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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And finally… ▶️ Welcome home A US Navy aircraft carrier is back home after a record-breaking deployment. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 Today’s First Sea Lord must attempt to carry out the same duties with seven frigates, 10 submarines, six destroyers, two aircraft carriers. Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 The plan also describes major changes to the fleet, such as adding many autonomous ships, buying new submarines, and retiring older aircraft carriers and submarines. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026 Project leaders liken the task to building a ship inside a glass bottle—except the neck of the bottle is a mile long, and the ship is a one-tenth-scale aircraft carrier. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 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 24 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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