"anticarrier" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + carrier. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|carrier}} anti- + carrier Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} anticarrier (not comparable)
  1. Countering aircraft carriers. Tags: not-comparable
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