Definition

1. Noun:
   • Aircraft carrier: A large warship that serves as a mobile airbase at sea, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hải quân Mỹ sở hữu nhiều tàu sân bay hiện đại. (The U.S. Navy owns many modern aircraft carriers.)
  • Tàu sân bay có thể triển khai máy bay chiến đấu ở xa bờ. (An aircraft carrier can deploy fighter jets far from shore.)
  • Chiếc tàu sân bay mới được hạ thủy vào tuần trước. (The new aircraft carrier was launched last week.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is a compound noun where "tàu" means "ship" and "sân bay" means "airfield," literally translating to "airfield ship." It is used exclusively to refer to this specific type of naval vessel.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhóm tác chiến tàu sân bay (n): Carrier strike group.
  • Một nhóm tác chiến tàu sân bay bao gồm nhiều tàu hộ tống. (A carrier strike group includes many escort ships.)

Synonyms

• Carrier: A common short form in military contexts.
• Flat-top: Informal naval slang.

Related Terms

• Hàng không mẫu hạm: This is the Sino-Vietnamese term for "aircraft carrier," used with the same meaning but in more formal or technical contexts.
• Boong tàu (n): Flight deck (of the carrier).
  • Máy bay đang đậu trên boong tàu. (The aircraft are parked on the flight deck.)

noun

1. aircraft carrier