carrier

mastery
UK /ˈkæɹ.i.ə/ US /ˈkæɹ.ɪ.ə/nounname

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What does "carrier" mean in this sentence?

Two weeks later, I reported to Pensacola, Florida, for duty aboard CV-48, the USS Saipan, a boxy old carrier the Navy retired from fleet duty and reassigned for use in training.