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 standoff escalated sharply on Friday, when the Pentagon ordered the deployment of the world's biggest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, to the region.

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The U.S. aircraft carrier battle group that is being sent to the Caribbean is coming from the Mediterranean and not the Pacific.

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The Ford, the Washington Post reported, is “the world’s largest aircraft carrier, typically carrying dozens of fighter jets, numerous helicopters and more than 4,000 sailors.”

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The Navy has 287 ships in its current inventory, mostly destroyers, cruisers, aircraft carriers, amphibious ships and submarines.

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In a conflict over Taiwan, the island would be an important resupply point for submarines, aircraft carriers and other ships.

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Related Words

• carrier 
• warship