Meaning
aircraft carrier
- a large warship equipped with a flight deck for launching and landing aircraft
In a sentence
La portaerei è salpata dal porto all'alba verso il Mediterraneo.
The aircraft carrier sailed from port at dawn toward the Mediterranean.
Quante portaerei possiede attualmente la marina militare?
How many aircraft carriers does the navy currently possess?
L'aereo è atterrato sulla portaerei senza alcuna difficoltà.
The plane landed on the aircraft carrier without any difficulty.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| portaerei | feminine · singular |
| portaerei | feminine · plural |
| portaerei | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable compound noun (la portaerei, le portaerei).
- Feminine gender because nave (ship) is feminine.