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jeep carrier

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
jeep- -car-ri-er
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A general purpose aircraft carrier, used in a variety of ways (hence 'general purpose', "GP" or jeep), such as aircraft transport ship, invasion support airstrip, ocean patrol airstrip, fleet/convoy defense airstrip. They were used to alleviate demands made on fleet carriers which have higher levels of defensive capabilities and underway speeds able to keep up with the battle fleet.

Inflected Forms

jeep carriers (plural)

Phrases

commando carrier airplane tender aircraft tender seaplane tender helicopter tender helicopter carrier

Frequently Paired Words

commando carrier airplane tender aircraft tender seaplane tender helicopter tender helicopter carrier supercarrier fleet aircraft carrier

Synonyms

general purpose carrier general purpose aircraft carrier GP aircraft carrier GP carrier

Questions

What does jeep carrier mean?
A general purpose aircraft carrier, used in a variety of ways (hence 'general purpose', "GP" or jeep), such as aircraft transport ship, invasion support airstrip, ocean patrol airstrip, fleet/convoy defense airstrip. They were used to alleviate demands made on fleet carriers which have higher levels of defensive capabilities and underway speeds able to keep up with the battle fleet.

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