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escort carrier

escort carrier noun: a small and slower type of aircraft carrier used by several navies in World War II.

Noun

escort carrier (plural escort carriers)

  1. (historical) A small and slower type of aircraft carrier used by several navies in World War II.
    Synonyms:
    AEV, CVE

Synonyms of escort carrier

Forms of escort carrier

pluralescort carriers

Questions about escort carrier

What does escort carrier mean?
Escort carrier means a small and slower type of aircraft carrier used by several navies in World War II.
What part of speech is escort carrier?
Escort carrier is a noun.
What is the plural of escort carrier?
The plural of escort carrier is escort carriers.

Words near escort carrier in the dictionary

  1. Escorial
  2. escorials
  3. escort
  4. escort agencies
  5. escort agency
  6. escort carrier
  7. escort carriers
  8. escort service
  9. escort services
  10. escortage
  11. escortages

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