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aircraft carrier
Word forms: plural aircraft carriers
countable noun
An aircraft carrier is a warship with a long, flat deck where aircraft can take off and land.
aircraft carrier in British English
noun
a warship built with an extensive flat deck space for the launch and recovery of aircraft
aircraft carrier in American English
a warship that carries airplanes, serves as their base and servicing station, and has a large, flat deck for taking off and landing
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British English: aircraft carrier NOUN
An aircraft carrier is a warship with a long, flat deck where aircraft can take off and land.
- American English: aircraft carrier
- Brazilian Portuguese: porta-aviões
- Chinese: 航空母舰
- European Spanish: portaaviones
- French: porte-avions
- German: Flugzeugträger
- Italian: portaerei
- Japanese: 航空母船
- Korean: 항공모함
- European Portuguese: porta-aviões
- Latin American Spanish: portaaviones
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