light carrier

English

Noun

light carrier (plural light carriers)

  1. (military, nautical, aviation) A category of aircraft carrier smaller in size and with a lower aircraft complement than a navy's standard carriers.
    Synonyms: CVL, light aircraft carrer
    Hypernym: aircraft carrier
    Hyponyms: light fleet carrier, light fleet aircraft carrier
    Coordinate terms: helicopter carrier, ASW carrier, commando carrier, sea control ship, escort carrier, jeep carrier, fleet carrier, supercarrier
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