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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]
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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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aircraft carrier
a ship which carries aircraft and which aircraft can use for landing and taking off
Arabic: حَامِلَة طَائِرَات
Chinese (Simplified): 航空母艦
Chinese (Traditional): 航空母艦
Czech: (mateřská) letadlová loď
Danish: hangarskib
Dutch: vliegdekschip
Estonian: lennukikandja, lennukilaev
Finnish: lentotukialus
French: porte-avions
German: der Flugzeugträger
Greek: αεροπλανοφόρο
Hungarian: repülőgép-anyahajó
Icelandic: flugvélamóðurskip
Indonesian: kapal induk
Italian: portaerei
Japanese: 航空母艦
Latvian: lidmašīnu bāzes kuģis
Lithuanian: lėktuvnešis
Norwegian: hangarskip
Polish: lotniskowiec
Portuguese (Brazil): porta-aviões
Portuguese (Portugal): porta-aviões
Romanian: port­avion
Russian: авианосец
Slovak: materská lietadlová loď
Slovenian: letalonosilka
Spanish: portaaviones
Swedish: hangarfartyg
Turkish: uçak gemisi
See also: air, air force, air hostess, air letter, air pollution, air-gun, air-lock, air-pump, air-raid, airbag, airborne, aircraft, airfield, airily, airing, airless, airlift, airline, airliner, airmail, airman, airplane, airport, airship, airtight, airway, airy, air-conditioned, air-conditioner, air-conditioning, on the air, put on airs / give oneself airs, "aircraft carrier" in any language

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