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Aircraft carrier

//ˈɛːɹ.kɹæft kʰɛɹːiɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A warship designed to carry aircraft, serving as a seagoing air base, with a deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed.

    "The US Air Force has 383 F-35As in its fleet, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The F-35A is one of the three versions of the US military’s stealth fighter. The Marine Corps flies the F-35B – a short take-off, vertical landing aircraft – and the Navy flies the F-35C, designed for aircraft carrier operations."

  2. 2
    a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings wordnet

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