Definition of Aircraft carrier

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aircraft carrier
warship with a large and flat deck for carrying aircraft

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Aircraft carrier Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
aircraft carrier
A warship designed to support and operate aircraft, engage in attacks on targets afloat or ashore, and engage in sustained operations in support of other forces. Designated as CV or CVN. CVN is nuclear powered.
  


Aircraft carrier Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

WordNet 2.0
aircraft carrier

Noun
1. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings
(synonym) carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier
(hypernym) warship, war vessel, combat ship
(part-meronym) arrester, arrester hook

hEnglish - advanced version
aircraft carrier

aircraft carrier
n : a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings [syn: carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier ]





Aircraft carrier Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Red Alert 2
Aircraft Carrier
Owner: Allies
These big, slow, heavy ships hold three planes that will be replaced / repaired at no cost if are destroyed / damaged. Three ships like that and you take down a base without good anti-aircraft weapons.