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aircraft carrier
–noun
| a warship equipped with a large open deck for the taking off and landing of warplanes and with facilities to carry, service, and arm them. |
Origin:
1915–20
1915–20
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| aircraft carrier
n. A large naval vessel designed as a mobile air base, having a long flat deck on which aircraft can take off and land at sea. |
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| aircraft carrier | |
noun | |
| a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
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