fleet carrier

noun

A large carrier designed to serve with a nation's primary fleet (as opposed to smaller classes of carrier such as light carriers and escort carriers).

Meanings

nounfleet carrier (plural fleet carriers)

plural fleet carriers

  1. A large carrier designed to serve with a nation's primary fleet (as opposed to smaller classes of carrier such as light carriers and escort carriers).
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APA

fleet carrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleet%20carrier

MLA

“fleet carrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleet%20carrier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fleet carrier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleet%20carrier.

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