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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a cargo ship
	32%	12		Used to catch a cable to stop an aircraft on an aircraft carrier
	noun • a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
	32%	8		The primary platform for launching and recovering aircraft on an aircraft carrier
	noun • the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel

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