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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.

aircraft carrier

noun

a warship built with an extensive flat deck space for the launch and recovery of aircraft

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aircraft carrier¹

First recorded in 1915–20

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The US now has two aircraft carriers in the region.

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For an operation of this kind, the US would likely need to use its bases in the Gulf, as well as aircraft carriers.

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Trump's threat came after the Houthis targeted a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea following US strikes on Yemen that its health ministry said had killed at least 53 people.

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When the King visited aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, he appeared wearing a set of Canadian medals.

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The Carl Vinson was taking part in an exercise with two other aircraft carriers and their escorting destroyers from France and Japan, about 200km east of the Philippines.

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