carrier
noun
a person or thing that carries.
carriers
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pluralof carrier.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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After visiting the vessel on Saturday, Adm Brad Cooper said it had "among the lowest number of cases related to mental health" out of 11 active US aircraft carriers.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Not only are the carriers suffering, but also the industries that depend on the goods they transport," Wens said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
U.S. carriers are angry that the waiver has reduced the shipping premiums they can charge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But those planes have to take off and land somewhere, and that somewhere has often been American aircraft carriers stationed off the coast.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Using tanks and armored personnel carriers, troops move into the jungle near the Cambodian border to search for a suspected Viet Cong base camp, 1970.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
