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Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + aviones (“airplanes”).
Noun
portaviones m (plural portaviones)
- 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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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