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anticarrier

adj

Etymology

From anti- + carrier.

  1. derived from carier,cariour
  2. inherited from cariere
  3. prefixed as anticarrier — “anti + carrier”

Definitions

  1. Countering aircraft carriers.

    • Anticarrier warfare has been a major theme in Soviet naval development, operations, and exercises since the mid-1950s. The Soviet approach to this problem has been to try to outrange U.S. aircraft carriers […]
    • Anticarrier operations received a substantial boost in effectiveness with the advent of fast nuclear boats armed with long-range anti-shipping missiles.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA