Supercarrier

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The largest type of aircraft carrier, usually displacing over 70,000 long tons. informal

    "Even the Navy has jumped back into the Osprey game with the decision to use a variant of the V-22 as a replacement for the aging C-2 Greyhound, a fixed-wing cargo plane used to ferry material and personnel on and off Navy supercarriers at sea. And other nations are now interested in procuring the V-22."

Synonyms

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jeep carrier

Example

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"Even the Navy has jumped back into the Osprey game with the decision to use a variant of the V-22 as a replacement for the aging C-2 Greyhound, a fixed-wing cargo plane used to ferry material and personnel on and off Navy supercarriers at sea. And other nations are now interested in procuring the V-22."

Etymology

From super- + carrier.

Related phrases

aircraft carrierlong ton

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