aircraft carrier
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Water, Militaryaircraft carrierˈaircraft ˌcarrier noun [countable] TTWPMa type of ship that planes can fly from and land onExamples from the Corpusaircraft carrier• On deck, means it could even land on an aircraft carrier.• While a naval officer, he invented and designed the first-ever aircraft carrier, the Angus.