Lady Lex

proper noun

USS Lexington (CV-2), Washington Navy Treaty interwar conversion U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UShistoricalslanggovernmentUSS Lexington (CV-2), Washington Navy Treaty interwar conversion U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.
  2. UShistoricalslanggovernmentUSS Lexington (CVT-16), WW2 U.S. Navy fleet aircraft carrier.

Origin

From Lady (as ships are traditionally considered female) + Lex (clipping of Lexington).

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APA

Lady Lex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lady%20Lex

MLA

“Lady Lex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lady%20Lex. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lady Lex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lady%20Lex.

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