carrier
noun
a person or thing that carries.
supercarrier
-
a word derived from
carrier.
Example Sentences
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Bush, the Navy’s 10th and last Nimitz-class supercarrier.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2018
Sen. McCain requested and got orders to do a Vietnam combat tour, joining a squadron on the supercarrier Forrestal in the Tonkin Gulf.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2018
In 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 servicemen.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2018
In August, the public affairs office of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard trumpeted the completion of a major overhaul on the supercarrier USS John C. Stennis, finished five days early.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2017
And when his lead signal bounced back to him the image of Goethe, still some distance away, along with the outward-bound trail of the supercarrier, he set his course.
From Oberheim (Voices) by Christopher Leadem
