aircraft carrier

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The French wanted a "small, light fighter" that could take off from its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, whereas the Germans wanted a bigger jet that could offer "air superiority", said Rusi's Christoph Bergs.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The battleship was supplanted as king of the seas in the 1940s by the aircraft carrier.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Touran listed other reasons why somehow plugging an aircraft carrier into the grid wouldn’t deliver cheap power.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Normally that’s a recipe for trouble, but the aircraft carrier known as the U.S. economy shows little sign of taking on water.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Now they’re on the aircraft carrier in Virginia.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline