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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large naval vessel designed as a mobile air base, having a long flat deck on which aircraft can take off and land at sea.
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- noun A
warship with a deck on whichairplanes can be launched and landed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
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