supercarrier

noun

su·per·car·ri·er ˌsü-pər-ˈker-ē-ər How to pronounce supercarrier (audio)

-ˈka-rē-

plural supercarriers

: a very large aircraft carrier

The revival of support for the nuclear-powered supercarrier in the last three years has been little short of miraculous.

U.S. Naval Institute

Included in the supercarrier contingent are eight astonishingly large and sophisticated Nimitz-class floating cities, crewed by nearly 6,000 people and capable of launching more aircraft per minute than Chicago's O'Hare Airport …

Gregg Easterbrook

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

单词	supercarrier
释义	supercarrier noun su·per·car·ri·er ˌsü-pər-ˈker-ē-ər -ˈka-rē- plural supercarriers : a very large aircraft carrier The revival of support for the nuclear-powered supercarrier in the last three years has been little short of miraculous. U.S. Naval Institute Included in the supercarrier contingent are eight astonishingly large and sophisticated Nimitz-class floating cities, crewed by nearly 6,000 people and capable of launching more aircraft per minute than Chicago's O'Hare Airport … Gregg Easterbrook Word History First Known Use 1921, in the meaning defined above
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