helicopter carrier
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helicopter
noun[C]
uk/ˈhel.ɪˌkɒp.tər/us/ˈhel.əˌkɑːp.tɚ/
a type of aircraft without wings, that has one or two sets of large blades that go round very fast on top. It can land and take off vertically and can stay in one place in ...
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carrier
noun[C]
uk/ˈkær.i.ər/us/ˈker.i.ɚ/
a person or thing that ...
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(Definition ofhelicopterandcarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thehelicoptercarrieris an important part of the amphibious jigsaw.
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We expect to be in a position to award a contract for the amphibioushelicoptercarrierlater this year.
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We have an amphibious capability already, without thehelicoptercarrier; the question is whether a carrier would provide a viable improvement in that capability.
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I see now a call for something less than full warship standards in thehelicoptercarrierdesign.
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Will the receipts be used for thehelicoptercarrier?
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Together with thehelicoptercarrier, will they not give us the best amphibious capacity we have had for decades?
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No decision has yet been taken on the choice of contractor to build the amphibioushelicoptercarrier.
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I first want to say something about thehelicoptercarrier.
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It is absurd to invest in ahelicoptercarrierthat will have no capability at all.
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We lost onehelicoptercarrierand one of the logistic ships.
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That is one of the considerations we took into account when we announced that the landing platformhelicoptercarrierwas firmly in the defence programme.
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There are currently no plans to convert an aircraft carrier into ahelicoptercarrierafter decommissioning.
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I can confirm that we are now proceeding to invite tenders for the design and build of a newhelicoptercarrier.
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They were encouraged by his statement that thehelicoptercarrierhad not been cancelled and that the tendering process was continuing in good faith.
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The possible order for thehelicoptercarrieris not likely to go out until late 1993.
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I shall say a few words of encouragement on the subject of the landing platformhelicoptercarrierlater.
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But we are interested in the idea of carrying helicopters in ships which could combine the special characteristics of the cruiser with those of thehelicoptercarrier.
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Last year, we ordered ahelicoptercarrier.
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Ahelicoptercarrier, which is one of the alternatives being touted for use if one of the two proper carriers is unavailable, would not be an adequate substitute.
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