"light carrier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: light carriers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} light carrier (plural light carriers)
  1. A class of aircraft carrier smaller in size and with a lower aircraft complement than a navy's standard carriers. Categories (topical): Aviation, Warships
    Sense id: en-light_carrier-en-noun-8yhE5zOR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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