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View synonyms for aircraft

aircraft

[ air-kraft, -krahft ]

noun

, plural air·craft.
  1. any machine supported for flight in the air by buoyancy or by the dynamic action of air on its surfaces, especially powered airplanes, gliders, and helicopters.


aircraft

/ ˈɛəˌkrɑːft /

noun

  1. any machine capable of flying by means of buoyancy or aerodynamic forces, such as a glider, helicopter, or aeroplane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aircraft1

First recorded in 1840–50; air 1 + craft
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Example Sentences

Their work is being supported from the air by a large fleet of state-owned and contractor fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, providing critical Air Attack retardant and water drops with pinpoint accuracy.

As part of her work, she watched videos taken by drone aircraft flying above pods of surfacing whales.

If development of the concepts goes to plan, Airbus will officially kick off its ZEROe aircraft program by 2025, with a full-scale prototype arriving in the latter half of this decade.

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Then a Navy recruiter asked me to take a nuclear-based test – and I’m a really good test taker – so I passed and worked as a nuclear reactor operator on a few different aircraft carriers.

The assessment of the strikes comes in real-time video from the aircraft.

Each CAP, also known as an “orbit,” consists on four aircraft.

Typically, aircraft will work in pairs where the flight lead will make an initial pass to mark a target with rockets.

“Lack of forward firing ordnance in a CAS supporting aircraft is a major handicap,” he added.

Some of the items Indonesian military aircraft saw were long yellow tubes.

By agreement, the countdown was to be broadcast to all aircraft over one of the airport frequencies.

Our ears were deafened by the sharp rat-tat-tat of the machine guns, and by our own frantic anti-aircraft fire.

Every available piece of anti-aircraft artillery was turned upon the fleecy mass.

"Get an anti-aircraft gun from the Island and shell hell out of them when they come round again," suggested the artilleryman.

Airplanes were buzzing overhead; searchlights were meeting in the sky while anti-aircraft guns banged away.

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