carrier-based

Flying from ships

Carrier-based describes military aircraft, operations, or personnel that operate from an aircraft carrier rather than from land-based facilities.

The term appears almost exclusively in naval and military contexts: carrier-based fighter jets, carrier-based strike capabilities.

A carrier-based aircraft must be specially designed for the unique demands of launching from and landing on a ship at sea, including reinforced landing gear and tailhooks for arresting wires.

naval

aircraft

Airborne transportation vehicle

fighterOne who engages in combat
jetForced fluid stream
catapultSiege engine for launching

arresting · deck · sortie · launch · recovery · strike · squadron · airwing · flattop · supercarrier

logistics

shipping

Transporting goods to destinations

freightGoods being transported
transportMoving things between places
deliveryConveyance of goods

trucking · cargo · distribution · fleet · routing · hub · warehouse · supply-chain · package · tracking

telecommunications

signal

Message-conveying cue

networkInterconnected system
mobileCapable of movement
cellularComposed of small units

wireless · frequency · transmission · data · bandwidth · coverage · roaming · infrastructure · switching · modulation

Opposites

basing location/platform type

carrier-basedland-based

Situated on earth

ground-based · terrestrial · continental · stationary

Family

carrier, based, carry, base, carries, carried, carrying, carriage, bases

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