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Noun: aircraft carrier
  1. A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
    "The aircraft carrier launched fighter jets for the mission"; "The attack aircraft carrier launched fighter jets for the mission";
    - carrier, flattop [US, informal], attack aircraft carrier

Derived forms: aircraft carriers, aircraft carrier

Type of: combat ship, war vessel, warship

Encyclopedia: Aircraft carrier