aircraft carrier
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌkræft ˈkɛrɪər/
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- During the exercise, the aircraft carrier launched numerous jets to simulate an air attack.
- deploy an aircraft carrier
- dispatch aircraft carriers
- U.S. aircraft carriers
And then I spent a year on board an aircraft carrier, HMS Invincible.
- And then I spent a year on board an aircraft carrier, HMS Invincible.
- If you're a Navy captain on an aircraft carrier, you're the you're the captain, you're the skipper.
- Like we, we brought every, every aircraft carrier we had in the world to just bombard the Iraqis.
- And there's a aircraft carrier, the Enterprise permanently docked in in Alameda, CA as a museum.
- We have two aircraft carrier battle groups in the South China Sea right now to pressure the Chinese.
- Like where, how far away are the aircraft carriers from like when they go to like carry out strikes over Afghanistan or Iraq, Like how?
- And then we'll be surprised when aircraft carrier battle groups get smoked.
- And they built little fixed aircraft carriers all through the, the, the South China Sea.
- It is, it is a aircraft carrier, right?
Examples
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The aircraft carrier is a vital part of naval operations, allowing for the deployment of military aircraft at sea.
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The United States responded by dispatching two nuclear-armed aircraft carriers to the area.
Academic text (1999) -
It's such a short window to turn an aircraft carrier around if we believe that.
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We have two aircraft carrier battle groups in the South China Sea right now to pressure the Chinese.
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Ukraine used to be one of the few countries that could produce aircraft carriers.
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Currently, the government is in the midst of negotiations to buy a used aircraft carrier from either France or Russia.
Academic text (1997) -
The current crisis has once again shown the unique role played by aircraft carriers in rapidly projecting American military power.
Academic text (2001) -
Washington dispatched aircraft carriers and radar ships to the area.
Academic text (2010) -
The United States responded by ordering two aircraft carriers to head for the Taiwan Strait.
Academic text (2002) -
During that tense period, the United States dispatched two nuclear-armed aircraft carriers into the area.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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6.3
A large warship with a flat deck for aircraft to take off and land
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7.2
A large ship with a long flat deck for planes to take off and land
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Morphology
The noun–noun compound combines 'aircraft' (a flying vehicle) and 'carrier' (a vessel that carries), so its meaning — a ship that carries and operates aircraft with a flight deck — is directly and predictably derivable from the parts. This is a transparent, compositional formation following common English compounding patterns (and similar formations exist in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Aircraft carrier: The name aircraft carrier comes from the picture of a large ship that 'carries' aircraft on a flat deck, like a floating airport. The word carrier means 'one who carries', so the whole name describes a ship that carries planes and means 'a large warship with a long, flat deck for planes to take off and land'.