carrier

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Injury and high-level competition in the centres resulted in arguably the greatest England women's player being deployed on the ground as the team's water carrier.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

"We are going to build an aircraft to succeed the Rafale. It must be capable of carrying out missions and operating from an aircraft carrier," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Bush and its accompanying warships are deploying to the Middle East, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike groups in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

A "dark" vessel -- usually a tanker or cargo carrier -- deliberately disables or manipulates transponders in a bid to go undetected by public tracking systems like Kpler's MarineTraffic.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

One day, I bump into Chucha hurrying toward the back of the property, carrying food tins stacked in a carrier.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez