English Dictionary

Definition of “aircraft carrier”

aircraft carrier

a warship built with an extensive flat deck space for the launch and recovery of aircraft

British English: aircraft carrier An aircraft carrier is a warship with a long, flat deck where aircraft can take off and land. NOUN
Brazilian Portuguese: porta-aviões
Chinese: 航空母舰航空母舰艦
European Spanish: portaaviones
French: porte-avions
German: Flugzeugträger
Italian: portaerei
Japanese: 航空母船
Korean: 항공모함
Portuguese: porta-aviões
Spanish: portaaviones

At that morning's War Cabinet it was the Argentine aircraft carrier , the 25 de Mayo, which concerned us.

Thatcher, Margaret The Downing Street Years

Emma is a physical training instructor on the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.

Sun, News of the World (2001)

First it was landing on the aircraft carrier in what he thought was the mother of all photo ops.

Globe and Mail (2003)

It now seems certain that a navy built around the aircraft carrier might soon have to do without its carrier arm.

India Today (1997)

Makes it an attractive military vehicle -- a flying aircraft carrier.

Davis, John Gordon Seize the Reckless Wind

So one spoonful of material would have the weight of a whole aircraft carrier.

canada.com (2004)

The reef fell away, slanting across the cloudy depths like the eroded deck of an aircraft carrier.

Ballard, J. G. Rushing to Paradise

They maintained it was easier than landing on an aircraft carrier.

Davis, John Gordon Seize the Reckless Wind

They sent an aircraft carrier with the name USS Enterprise too.

Sun, News of the World (2001)

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