ATTACK AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)