"harrier carrier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: harrier carriers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of harrier + aircraft carrier. From the Hawker-Siddeley Harrier GR.1/2/3 & AV-8A and the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, the Harrier jump jet named after the harrier bird. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|harrier|aircraft carrier}} Blend of harrier + aircraft carrier, {{l|en|jump jet}} jump jet, {{m|en|harrier}} harrier Head templates: {{en-noun}} harrier carrier (plural harrier carriers)
  1. (nautical, military, aviation, slang) A small light fast aircraft carrier specialized in operating VTOL aircraft, used for controlling sea lanes, convoy escort, and anti-submarine patrol (ASW) Wikipedia link: en:Hawker-Siddeley Harrier, en:McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II Tags: slang Categories (topical): Aviation, Military, Nautical Synonyms: lightning carrier
    Sense id: en-harrier_carrier-en-noun-snomJyST Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English rhyming compounds, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, politics, transport, war Coordinate_terms: amphibious assault ship, amphibious helicopter dock (alt: AHD), ancillary carrier, ASW carrier, auxiliary carrier, aviation cruiser, commando carrier, escort carrier, helicopter carrier, landing helicopter dock (alt: LHD), light carrier, sea control ship, ski-jump carrier, STOL carrier, VSTOL carrier, VTOL carrier

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