aircraft carrier

noun

1. a warship equipped with a large open deck for the taking off and landing of warplanes and with facilities to carry, service, and arm them.

aircraft carrier

noun

1. a warship built with an extensive flat deck space for the launch and recovery of aircraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of aircraft carrier¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The US Navy is unrivalled in the world with the largest fleet of aircraft carriers and carrier strike groups - China still lags behind on that count.

From BBC

While China has the world's largest navy by number of vessels, the US fleet has a greater overall tonnage and is more powerful - with far more large aircraft carriers.

From BBC

“But we love the Hollywood stories of boats and aircraft carriers, the show. ... ‘They are coming!

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Hawes, who was a chef and a baker on aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, will make Mr Shelley's birthday cake – a Victoria sponge.

From BBC

“The Census Bureau is a giant aircraft carrier, and they have to turn everything around, and it takes them months and months and months and months to do that,” Van Hook said.

From Salon

Related Words

• carrier 
• warship