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ATTACK AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
Synonyms:
aircraft carrier; attack aircraft carrier; carrier; flattop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
