Anticarrier
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Countering aircraft carriers. not-comparable
"Anticarrier warfare has been a major theme in Soviet naval development, operations, and exercises since the mid-1950s. The Soviet approach to this problem has been to try to outrange U.S. aircraft carriers […]"
Example
More examples"Anticarrier warfare has been a major theme in Soviet naval development, operations, and exercises since the mid-1950s. The Soviet approach to this problem has been to try to outrange U.S. aircraft carriers […]"
Etymology
From anti- + carrier.
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