"aircraft carrier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aircraft carriers [plural]
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  1. A warship designed to carry aircraft, serving as a seagoing air base, with a deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed. Wikipedia link: aircraft carrier Categories (topical): Aviation, Warships Synonyms: flat-top, flattop Hyponyms: helicopter carrier, escort carrier, aviation cruiser, supercarrier, fleet carrier Derived forms: commando carrier, escort carrier, fleet carrier, harrier carrier, light carrier, lightning carrier, merchant aircraft carrier, supercarrier Related terms: air carrier, seaplane tender Translations (warship for launching aircraft): vliegdekskip (Afrikaans), aeroplanmbajtëse [feminine] (Albanian), حَمَلَةُ طَائِرَات (ḥamalatu ṭāʔirāt) [feminine] (Arabic), ավիակիր (aviakir) (Armenian), aviadaşıyıcı (Azerbaijani), hegazkin-ontzi (Basque), авіяно́сец (avijanósjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), যুদ্ধবিমান পরিবাহক (juddhobiman poribahok) (Bengali), самолетоноса́ч (samoletonosáč) [masculine] (Bulgarian), portaavions [masculine] (Catalan), 航空母艦 (Chinese Mandarin), 航空母舰 (hángkōng mǔjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 航母 (hángmǔ) [abbreviation] (Chinese Mandarin), letadlová loď [feminine] (Czech), hangarskib [neuter] (Danish), vliegdekschip [neuter] (Dutch), aviadila ŝipo (Esperanto), aviadilporta (Esperanto), aviporta ŝipo (Esperanto), aviadilŝipo (Esperanto), lennukikandja (Estonian), flogberi [masculine] (Faroese), lentotukialus (Finnish), porte-avions [masculine] (French), porta-avións [masculine] (Galician), ავიამზიდი (aviamzidi) (Georgian), ავიამზიდი გემი (aviamzidi gemi) (Georgian), ავიამზიდი ხომალდი (aviamzidi xomaldi) (Georgian), Flugzeugträger [masculine] (German), αεροπλανοφόρο (aeroplanofóro) [neuter] (Greek), נוֹשֵׂאת מְטוֹסִים (noset metosim) [feminine] (Hebrew), वायुयान वाहक पोत (vāyuyān vāhak pot) (Hindi), repülőgép-hordozó (Hungarian), repülőgép-anyahajó [colloquial] (Hungarian), lugmóðurskip [neuter] (Icelandic), kapal induk (Indonesian), iompróir aerárthaí [masculine] (Irish), portaerei [feminine] (Italian), portaeromobili [feminine] (Italian), 航空母艦 (kōkūbokan) (alt: こうくうぼかん) (Japanese), 空母 (kūbo) (alt: くうぼ) [abbreviation] (Japanese), ұшақ тасығыш (ūşaq tasyğyş) (Kazakh), 항공모함 (hanggongmoham) (alt: 航空母艦) (Korean), 항모 (hangmo) (alt: 航母) [abbreviation] (Korean), navis aëroplanigera [feminine] (Latin), aviācijas bāzeskuģis [masculine] (Latvian), lėktuvnešis [masculine] (Lithuanian), носач на авио́ни (nosač na avióni) [masculine] (Macedonian), kapal pengangkut pesawat (Malay), kapal induk pesawat udara (Malay), нисэх онгоц тээвэрлэгч (nisex ongoc teeverlegč) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), нисгэлийн суурь онгоц (nisgeliin suurʹ ongoc) [China, Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ ᠲᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠪᠦᠷᠢᠯᠡᠭᠴᠢ (niskü oŋɣuča tegegebürileɣči) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠡᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠷᠢ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ (niskel-ün saɣuri oŋɣuča) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), tsin naaʼeeł chidí naatʼaʼí bee nágéhé (Navajo), hangarskip [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), hangarskip [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ākāsayānanāvā [feminine] (Pali), ناو هواپیمابر (nâv-e havâpeymâbar) (Persian), lotniskowiec [masculine] (Polish), awiomatka [feminine] (Polish), porta-aviões [masculine] (Portuguese), portavion [masculine] (Romanian), авиано́сец (avianósec) [masculine] (Russian), авиама́тка (aviamátka) [feminine] (Russian), носач авиона [Cyrillic, Serbia, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), носач зракоплова [Croatia, Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), nosač aviona [Roman, Serbia, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), nosač zrakoplova [Croatia, Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lietadlová loď [feminine] (Slovak), letalonosilka [feminine] (Slovene), portaaviones [masculine] (Spanish), hangarfartyg [neuter] (Swedish), வானூர்தி தாங்கிக் கப்பல் (vāṉūrti tāṅkik kappal) (Tamil), เรือบรรทุกอากาศยาน (rʉʉa-ban-túk-aa-gàat-sà-yaan) (Thai), uçak gemisi (Turkish), авіано́сець (avianósecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), tàu sân bay (Vietnamese), hàng không mẫu hạm [obsolete] (Vietnamese)

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          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
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        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "hegazkin-ontzi"
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "avijanósjec",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "авіяно́сец"
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "juddhobiman poribahok",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "যুদ্ধবিমান পরিবাহক"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "samoletonosáč",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "самолетоноса́ч"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "portaavions"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "航空母艦"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hángkōng mǔjiàn",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "航空母舰"
        },
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hángmǔ",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "abbreviation"
          ],
          "word": "航母"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "letadlová loď"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "hangarskib"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "vliegdekschip"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "aviadila ŝipo"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "aviadilporta"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "aviporta ŝipo"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "aviadilŝipo"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "lennukikandja"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "flogberi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "lentotukialus"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "porte-avions"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "porta-avións"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "aviamzidi",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "ავიამზიდი"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "aviamzidi gemi",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "ავიამზიდი გემი"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "aviamzidi xomaldi",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "ავიამზიდი ხომალდი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Flugzeugträger"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aeroplanofóro",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "αεροπλανοφόρο"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "noset metosim",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "נוֹשֵׂאת מְטוֹסִים"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vāyuyān vāhak pot",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "वायुयान वाहक पोत"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "repülőgép-hordozó"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "repülőgép-anyahajó"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "lugmóðurskip"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "kapal induk"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "iompróir aerárthaí"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "portaerei"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "portaeromobili"
        },
        {
          "alt": "こうくうぼかん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kōkūbokan",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "航空母艦"
        },
        {
          "alt": "くうぼ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kūbo",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "abbreviation"
          ],
          "word": "空母"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "ūşaq tasyğyş",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "ұшақ тасығыш"
        },
        {
          "alt": "航空母艦",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hanggongmoham",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "항공모함"
        },
        {
          "alt": "航母",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hangmo",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "abbreviation"
          ],
          "word": "항모"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "navis aëroplanigera"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aviācijas bāzeskuģis"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lėktuvnešis"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nosač na avióni",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "носач на авио́ни"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "kapal pengangkut pesawat"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "kapal induk pesawat udara"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "nisex ongoc teeverlegč",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "нисэх онгоц тээвэрлэгч"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "nisgeliin suurʹ ongoc",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "China",
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "нисгэлийн суурь онгоц"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "niskü oŋɣuča tegegebürileɣči",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ ᠲᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠪᠦᠷᠢᠯᠡᠭᠴᠢ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "niskel-ün saɣuri oŋɣuča",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠡᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠷᠢ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "tsin naaʼeeł chidí naatʼaʼí bee nágéhé"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "hangarskip"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "hangarskip"
        },
        {
          "code": "pi",
          "lang": "Pali",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ākāsayānanāvā"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "nâv-e havâpeymâbar",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "ناو هواپیمابر"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lotniskowiec"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "awiomatka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "porta-aviões"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "portavion"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "avianósec",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "авиано́сец"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "aviamátka",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "авиама́тка"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "Serbia",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "носач авиона"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "Croatia",
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "носач зракоплова"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "Serbia",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nosač aviona"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "Croatia",
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nosač zrakoplova"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lietadlová loď"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "letalonosilka"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "portaaviones"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "hangarfartyg"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "vāṉūrti tāṅkik kappal",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "வானூர்தி தாங்கிக் கப்பல்"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "rʉʉa-ban-túk-aa-gàat-sà-yaan",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "เรือบรรทุกอากาศยาน"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "uçak gemisi"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "avianósecʹ",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "авіано́сець"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "word": "tàu sân bay"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "hàng không mẫu hạm"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "aircraft carrier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aircraft carrier"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "commando carrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "escort carrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "fleet carrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "harrier carrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "light carrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "lightning carrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "merchant aircraft carrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "supercarrier"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aircraft carriers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "aircraft carrier (plural aircraft carriers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "helicopter carrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "escort carrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "aviation cruiser"
    },
    {
      "word": "supercarrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "fleet carrier"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "air carrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "seaplane tender"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "en:Aviation",
        "en:Warships"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A warship designed to carry aircraft, serving as a seagoing air base, with a deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "warship",
          "warship"
        ],
        [
          "aircraft",
          "aircraft"
        ],
        [
          "air base",
          "air base"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "aircraft carrier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "flat-top"
    },
    {
      "word": "flattop"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "vliegdekskip"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aeroplanmbajtëse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥamalatu ṭāʔirāt",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "حَمَلَةُ طَائِرَات"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aviakir",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "ավիակիր"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "aviadaşıyıcı"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "hegazkin-ontzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "avijanósjec",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "авіяно́сец"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "juddhobiman poribahok",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "যুদ্ধবিমান পরিবাহক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "samoletonosáč",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "самолетоноса́ч"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "portaavions"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "航空母艦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hángkōng mǔjiàn",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "航空母舰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hángmǔ",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "航母"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "letadlová loď"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hangarskib"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vliegdekschip"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "aviadila ŝipo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "aviadilporta"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "aviporta ŝipo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "aviadilŝipo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "lennukikandja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "flogberi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "lentotukialus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porte-avions"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porta-avións"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aviamzidi",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "ავიამზიდი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aviamzidi gemi",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "ავიამზიდი გემი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aviamzidi xomaldi",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "ავიამზიდი ხომალდი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Flugzeugträger"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aeroplanofóro",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αεροπλανοφόρο"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "noset metosim",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "נוֹשֵׂאת מְטוֹסִים"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vāyuyān vāhak pot",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "वायुयान वाहक पोत"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "repülőgép-hordozó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "repülőgép-anyahajó"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lugmóðurskip"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "kapal induk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iompróir aerárthaí"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "portaerei"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "portaeromobili"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうくうぼかん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōkūbokan",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "航空母艦"
    },
    {
      "alt": "くうぼ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kūbo",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "空母"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ūşaq tasyğyş",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "ұшақ тасығыш"
    },
    {
      "alt": "航空母艦",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hanggongmoham",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "항공모함"
    },
    {
      "alt": "航母",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hangmo",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "항모"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "navis aëroplanigera"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aviācijas bāzeskuģis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lėktuvnešis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nosač na avióni",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "носач на авио́ни"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "kapal pengangkut pesawat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "kapal induk pesawat udara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "nisex ongoc teeverlegč",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "нисэх онгоц тээвэрлэгч"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "nisgeliin suurʹ ongoc",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "China",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "нисгэлийн суурь онгоц"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "niskü oŋɣuča tegegebürileɣči",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ ᠲᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠪᠦᠷᠢᠯᠡᠭᠴᠢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "niskel-ün saɣuri oŋɣuča",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠡᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠷᠢ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "tsin naaʼeeł chidí naatʼaʼí bee nágéhé"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hangarskip"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hangarskip"
    },
    {
      "code": "pi",
      "lang": "Pali",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ākāsayānanāvā"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nâv-e havâpeymâbar",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "ناو هواپیمابر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lotniskowiec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "awiomatka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porta-aviões"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "portavion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avianósec",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "авиано́сец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "aviamátka",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "авиама́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "Serbia",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "носач авиона"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "Croatia",
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "носач зракоплова"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "Serbia",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nosač aviona"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "Croatia",
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nosač zrakoplova"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lietadlová loď"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "letalonosilka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "portaaviones"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hangarfartyg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "vāṉūrti tāṅkik kappal",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "வானூர்தி தாங்கிக் கப்பல்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rʉʉa-ban-túk-aa-gàat-sà-yaan",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "เรือบรรทุกอากาศยาน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "uçak gemisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "avianósecʹ",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "авіано́сець"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "word": "tàu sân bay"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "warship for launching aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "hàng không mẫu hạm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aircraft carrier"
}

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