aircraft carrier

noun

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

Examples of aircraft carrier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The strikes were carried out in part by F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, an aircraft carrier that has been in the Red Sea, a U.S. defense official said. Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024 Complex problems are more like landing a plane on an aircraft carrier. Roger Whitney, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 The aerospace company Sierra Nevada is currently testing these safety guarantees while landing a drone on an aircraft carrier. Steve Nadis, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2024 The Houthi targets were in 13 different locations and were struck by U.S. F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier and by the USS Gravely and the USS Carney Navy destroyers firing Tomahawk missiles from the Red Sea, the U.S. officials told The Associated Press. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 Feb. 2024 After dropping out of high school in 1959, Mr. Franklin joined the Navy and worked as a journalist aboard several aircraft carriers in the Far East. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2024 Here's what experts think Bitter cold wind chills proving deadly, hindering airlines, power grids USS Ford aircraft carrier returns home after eight-month deployment Is a high-yield savings account worth it for small deposits? Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024 Back home: The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to North Island early Friday after an extended period of operations off Southern California. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024 China had no aircraft carriers and just 21 diesel submarines. Gil Barndollar, TIME, 12 Feb. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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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