aircraft carrier
nounDefinition of aircraft carrier
: a warship with a flight deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed
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When safely back aboard his aircraft carrier, Eric would peruse catalogues from Nemet Auto International, which advertised mail-order cars to servicemen. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "Cars have engines, tires and steering wheels. To car lovers, they have souls, too.," 2 Sep. 2019 After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, newly homeless people were temporarily housed at the Moscone Convention Center and then on an aircraft carrier called the USS Peleliu. — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, "Why doesn’t SF treat homelessness like the crisis it is?," 2 Aug. 2019 With a draft as deep as an aircraft carrier, the Polar Star can rock, ram and reverse through ice up to 21 feet thick. — Los Angeles Times, "Meet the neglected 43-year-old stepchild of the U.S. military-industrial complex," 2 Aug. 2019 The squadron is part of an air group attached to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. — Time, "'It Looked Like a Bomb.' U.S. Fighter Jet Crashes in Death Valley National Park, Injuring 7 People," 1 Aug. 2019 Novinger will be able to choose between serving on an aircraft carrier and volunteering for submarine duty. — Alan Nunn, Houston Chronicle, "IN THE MILITARY: Houston sailor earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit Training Command," 18 July 2019 At 18, he was selected by the Italian Navy to work on an aircraft carrier as one of their chief engine machinists. — courant.com, "Antonio Trichilo," 15 July 2019 And now, China has what the navy sometimes refers to as a few unsinkable aircraft carriers in the South China Sea. — CBS News, "Transcript: Jim Sciutto talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 21 Aug. 2019 The United States spends $2 billion a day on the most advanced military ever assembled, with more aircraft carriers, fighter planes and nuclear submarines than any other nation. — Author: Richard Read, Anchorage Daily News, "Meet the icebreaker Polar Star, the neglected stepchild of the U.S. military industrial complex," 17 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aircraft carrier.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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