Anticarrier

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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

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"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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