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1. (n.) aircraft 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.
Etymology: (1915–20)
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1. (noun) aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. aircraft carrier
A warship designed to support and operate aircraft, engage in attacks on targets afloat or ashore, and engage in sustained operations in support of other forces. Designated as CV or CVN. CVN is nuclear powered.
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Sense: a ship which carries aircraft and which aircraft can use for landing and taking off.
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 Afrikaans: vliegdekskip |
 Arabic: حَامِلَة طَائِرَات |
 Bulgarian: самолетоносач |
 Brazilian: porta-aviões |
 Czech: (mateřská) letadlová loď |
 German: der Flugzeugträger |
 Danish: hangarskib |
 Greek: αεροπλανοφόρο |
 Spanish: portaaviones |
 Estonian: lennukikandja, lennukilae |
 Farsi: ناو هواپیما بر |
 Finnish: lentotukialus |
 French: porte-avions |
 Hebrew: נוֹשֵׂאת מְטוֹסִים |
 Hindi: विमानवाहक |
 Croatian: nosač zrakoplova |
 Hungarian: repülőgép-anyahajó |
 Indonesian: kapal induk |
 Icelandic: flugvélamóðurskip |
 Italian: portaerei |
 Japanese: 航空母艦 |
 Korean: 항공 모함 |
 Lithuanian: lėktuvnešis |
 Latvian: lidmašīnu bāzes kuģis |
 Malay: pembawa pesawat udara |
 Dutch: vliegdekschip |
 Norwegian: hangarskip |
 Polish: lotniskowiec |
 Persian: ناو هواپیما بر |
 Pashto: الوتونکی وړونکی |
 Portuguese: porta-aviões |
 Romanian: portavion |
 Russian: авианосец |
 Slovak: materská lietadlová loď |
 Slovenian: letalonosilka |
 Serbian: nosač aviona |
 Swedish: hangarfartyg |
 Thai: เรือบรรทุกเครื่องบิน |
 Turkish: uçak gemisi |
 Taiwanese: 航空母艦 |
 Ukrainian: авіаносець |
 Urdu: ہوائی جہاز اٹھانے والا بح |
 Vietnamese: hàng không mẫu hạm |
 Chinese: 航空母艦 |
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