aircraft carrier

Example Sentences

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During his first administration, he complained that he didn’t like the look of the service’s destroyers, and called for a return to steam-powered catapults to launch jets from aircraft carriers.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are currently 11 US warships in the Caribbean: the world's largest aircraft carrier, an amphibious assault ship, two amphibious transport dock ships, two cruisers and five destroyers.

From Barron's

The Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, arrived in the region last month carrying dozens of jet fighters, along with a carrier strike group that includes other warships.

From The Wall Street Journal

It involved thousands of troops and USS Gerald Ford – the world's largest aircraft carrier– being positioned within striking distance of Venezuela.

From BBC

It involved thousands of troops and USS Gerald Ford - the world's largest aircraft carrier - being positioned within striking distance of Venezuela.

From BBC