portaviones

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Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (to carry) +‎ aviones (airplanes).

Noun

portaviones m (plural portaviones)

  1. aircraft carrier
    Synonym: portaaviones
    • 2015 November 23, “Cameron expresa ante Hollande su voluntad de atacar al ISIS en Siria”, in El País:
      El portaviones francés Charles de Gaulle ya está en el Mediterráneo oriental, lo que Hollande ha recordado en su declaración pública junto a Cameron en el Elíseo.
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