aircraft carrier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛːɹ.kɹæft kʰɛɹːiɚ/ (General-American)
Meanings
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A warship designed to carry aircraft, serving as a seagoing air base, with a deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed.
The US Air Force has 383 F-35As in its fleet, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The F-35A is one of the three versions of the US military’s stealth fighter. The Marine Corps flies the F-35B – a short take-off, vertical landing aircraft – and the Navy flies the F-35C, designed for aircraft carrier operations.
2025 April 10, Brad Lendon, “‘Frankenjet’ stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft carriers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
light carrier · lightning carrier · fleet carrier · harrier carrier · escort carrier · supercarrier
Hypernyms
warship · watercraft · ship · vessel
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (83)
ja 航空母艦 (warship for launching aircraft) · sv hangarfartyg (warship for launching aircraft) · bg самолетоноса́ч (warship for launching aircraft) · sh носач зракоплова (warship for launching aircraft) · it portaerei (warship for launching aircraft) · mk носач на авио́ни (warship for launching aircraft) · cmn 航空母艦 /航空母舰 (warship for launching aircraft) · eo aviadila ŝipo (warship for launching aircraft) · nl vliegdekschip (warship for launching aircraft) · hy ավիակիր (warship for launching aircraft) · sh носач авиона (warship for launching aircraft) · ro portavion (warship for launching aircraft) · hi विमान वाहक पोत (warship for launching aircraft) · de Flugzeugträger (warship for launching aircraft) · az aviadaşıyıcı (warship for launching aircraft) · ja 空母 (warship for launching aircraft) · ru ТАКР (warship for launching aircraft) · th เรือบรรทุกเครื่องบิน (warship for launching aircraft) · es portaaviones (warship for launching aircraft) · ga iompróir aerárthaí (warship for launching aircraft) · af vliegdekskip (warship for launching aircraft) · ko 항모 (warship for launching aircraft) · fo flogberi (warship for launching aircraft) · ca portaavions (warship for launching aircraft) · fr porte-avions (warship for launching aircraft) · sq aeroplanmbajtëse (warship for launching aircraft) · fi lentotukialus (warship for launching aircraft) · mn нисэх онгоц тээвэрлэгч (warship for launching aircraft) · ka ავიამზიდი (warship for launching aircraft) · mn ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠡᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠷᠢ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ (warship for launching aircraft) · ko 항공모함 (warship for launching aircraft) · uk авіано́сець (warship for launching aircraft) · tg нови ҳавопаймобар (warship for launching aircraft) · eo aviporta ŝipo (warship for launching aircraft) · kk ұшақ тасығыш (warship for launching aircraft) · be авіяно́сец (warship for launching aircraft) · ms kapal pengangkut pesawat (warship for launching aircraft) · et lennukikandja (warship for launching aircraft) · bn যুদ্ধবিমান পরিবাহক (warship for launching aircraft) · eo aviadilporta (warship for launching aircraft) · ka ავიამზიდი გემი (warship for launching aircraft) · nv tsin naaʼeeł chidí naatʼaʼí bee nágéhé (warship for launching aircraft) · pi ākāsayānanāvā (warship for launching aircraft) · ru авиано́сец (warship for launching aircraft) · hu repülőgép-anyahajó (warship for launching aircraft) · ru ТАВКР (warship for launching aircraft) · lv aviācijas bāzeskuģis (warship for launching aircraft) · fa-ira ناوِ هَواپِیمابَر (warship for launching aircraft) · ar حَمَلَةُ طَائِرَات (warship for launching aircraft) · mn нисгэлийн суурь онгоц (warship for launching aircraft) · tr uçak gemisi (warship for launching aircraft) · la navis aëroplanigera (warship for launching aircraft) · sh nosač zrakoplova (warship for launching aircraft) · ta வானூர்தி தாங்கிக் கப்பல் (warship for launching aircraft) · nb hangarskip (warship for launching aircraft) · ka ავიამზიდი ხომალდი (warship for launching aircraft) · nn hangarskip (warship for launching aircraft) · ms kapal induk pesawat udara (warship for launching aircraft) · vi hàng không mẫu hạm (warship for launching aircraft) · vi tàu sân bay (warship for launching aircraft) · mn ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ ᠲᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠪᠦᠷᠢᠯᠡᠭᠴᠢ (warship for launching aircraft) · id kapal induk (warship for launching aircraft) · lt lėktuvnešis (warship for launching aircraft) · el αεροπλανοφόρο (warship for launching aircraft) · pl lotniskowiec (warship for launching aircraft) · sl letalonosilka (warship for launching aircraft) · da hangarskib (warship for launching aircraft) · cmn 航母 (warship for launching aircraft) · ru авиама́тка (warship for launching aircraft) · pl awiomatka (warship for launching aircraft) · is lugmóðurskip (warship for launching aircraft) · eu hegazkin-ontzi (warship for launching aircraft) · yue 航空母艦 /航空母舰 (warship for launching aircraft) · hu repülőgép-hordozó (warship for launching aircraft) · eo aviadilŝipo (warship for launching aircraft) · gl porta-avións (warship for launching aircraft) · pt porta-aviões (warship for launching aircraft) · it portaeromobili (warship for launching aircraft) · th เรือบรรทุกอากาศยาน (warship for launching aircraft) · cs letadlová loď (warship for launching aircraft) · he נוֹשֵׂאת מְטוֹסִים (warship for launching aircraft) · sh nosač aviona (warship for launching aircraft) · sk lietadlová loď (warship for launching aircraft)