Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticarrier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-car-ri-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Countering aircraft carriers.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From anti- + carrier.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does anticarrier mean?: Countering aircraft carriers.
Where does anticarrier come from?: From anti- + carrier.

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