aircraft carrier

Example Sentences

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The U.S. has an aircraft carrier, multiple guided-missile destroyers, an amphibious assault ship and several other warships in the Middle East, Navy and Central Command officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It deployed two warships, including an aircraft carrier, for relief operations.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Each “Book” occupies one side of a long bilateral vitrine, which commands the narrow gallery like a berthed aircraft carrier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier that has been part of Middle East war operations, arrived at the Croatian city of Split on Saturday, the US embassy said in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Then we would be delivered by helicopter to the aircraft carrier, where we would be locked up inside an aluminum box that looked like a house trailer.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins