supercarrier
- a word derived from carrier.
Example Sentences
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China has been paying close attention and is now working on its own state-of-the-art supercarrier at the Jiangnan shipyard near Shanghai.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
Bush, the Navy’s 10th and last Nimitz-class supercarrier.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 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
Trump diverted a naval strike group toward the peninsula last week, led by the USS Carl Vinson, a large aircraft supercarrier accompanied by destroyers and a guided-missile cruiser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 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 Leadem, Christopher