large aircraft carrier
1aircraft carrier — ► NOUN ▪ a large warship from which aircraft can take off and land …
2aircraft carrier — n. a warship that carries airplanes, serves as their base and servicing station, and has a large, flat deck for taking off and landing …
3Aircraft carrier — From bottom to top: Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft …
4aircraft carrier — 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. [1915 20] * * * Naval vessel equipped with a platform that allows airplanes to take off and land. Takeoffs… …
5aircraft carrier — noun a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑carrier, ↑flattop, ↑attack aircraft carrier • Derivationally related forms: ↑carry (for: ↑car …
6Nimitz class aircraft carrier — USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Class overview Name: Nimitz class aircraft carrier B …
7Submarine aircraft carrier — Submarine aircraft carriers are submarines equipped with fixed wing aircraft for observation or attack missions. These submarines saw their most extensive use during World War II, although their operational significance remained rather small. The …
8Airborne aircraft carrier — Infobox Aviation name = Airborne aircraft carrier caption = The Boeing X 43 being dropped from under the wing of a B 52 Stratofortress.Airborne aircraft carriers are aircraft which can launch other aircraft. These typically are large aircraft… …
9Merchant aircraft carrier — HMS Activity, formerly Empire Activity Merchant aircraft carriers (MAC) were bulk cargo ships with minimal aircraft handling facilities, used during World War II by Britain and the Netherlands as an interim measure to supplement British and… …
10attack aircraft carrier — noun a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑aircraft carrier, ↑carrier, ↑flattop • Derivationally related forms: ↑carry (for: ↑carrier) …
