aircraft carrier
Americannoun
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aircraft carriers
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of aircraft carrier
First recorded in 1915–20
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An additional aircraft carrier strike group and Marine expeditionary unit are also poised to join an armada of roughly 20 other warships operating in the Middle East next month, although some ships could rotate out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln is not the only aircraft carrier to have completed an exceptionally long deployment amid the continued conflict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
On May 6, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker, Hasna, by firing several rounds from a 20 mm cannon gun, according to Centcom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
It also reported that the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier and its strike group were heading to the Middle East, where they could join two other US carrier strike groups already in the region.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Pushing the raft, he figured, was about like trying to push an aircraft carrier.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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