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ATTACK AIRCRAFT CARRIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does attack aircraft carrier mean? 

ATTACK AIRCRAFT CARRIER (noun)
  The noun ATTACK AIRCRAFT CARRIER has 1 sense:

1. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landingsplay

  Familiarity information: ATTACK AIRCRAFT CARRIER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ATTACK AIRCRAFT CARRIER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

aircraft carrier; attack aircraft carrier; carrier; flattop

Hypernyms ("attack aircraft carrier" is a kind of...):

combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)

Meronyms (parts of "attack aircraft carrier"):

arrester; arrester hook (a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier)

flight deck; landing deck (the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway)


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