seaplane carrier

Noun

 * 1) A type of warship, a form of seaplane tender and an early variety of aircraft carrier, which carries seaplanes onboard, and can launch and retrieve them, as well as tend to them.

Hypernyms

 * seaplane tender
 * aircraft carrier
 * warship
 * ship

Hyponyms

 * submarine aircraft carrier

Coordinate terms

 * floatplane
 * flying boat
 * helicopter carrier

Related terms

 * seaplane
 * carrier

Translations

 * German: Flugzeugmutterschiff