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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 largest of them all was the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the American aircraft carrier used in filming for 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

The Russian Bear-F plane passed at low altitude and "unnecessarily close" to the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier and is believed to have dropped 10 sonobuoys into the water on Thursday, the MoD added.

From BBC Jul. 6, 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

A nearby US aircraft carrier launched fighter aircraft to patrol the skies.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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