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aircraft carrier

NOUN
large warship
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Ms. Moskowitz hasn’t given up on turning the K-12 aircraft carrier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford was deployed for nearly a year, a dubious post-Vietnam record.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

He had hatched an idea with Brownies & Lemonade, which was known for hosting famous DJs in anomalous places: inside the elevator at United Talent Agency, in a USS aircraft carrier.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Germany, which does not have an aircraft carrier or its own nuclear arsenal, has been looking for a more conventional ground-based fighter.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Alex took off like a fighter jet launched off an aircraft carrier.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers




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