aircraft
818
2.5
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌkræft/
:
aeronave
- The pilot announced that the aircraft would land in ten minutes.
- fixed-wing aircraft
- military aircraft
- transport aircraft
Then he saw massive amounts of aircraft flying overhead to the West.
- Then he saw massive amounts of aircraft flying overhead to the West.
- I have a picture taken from our aircraft of the smoke billowing up.
- That means that a Russian aircraft can't land it at Western Airport.
- He's like, like there is active, active inbound aircraft going towards Iran.
- This week, a group of bomber aircraft hits the skies and targets civilians.
- We hit birds once An aircraft says Mayday.
- By the way, we have the same problem with American aircraft and American submarines.
- When I was flying this aircraft, we went down three times, crashed.
- Brazil is a major power in aircraft manufacturing.
- These protect the aircraft airframe from the barrels of the gun.
- to have people jumping out of, you know, off of aircraft. Yeah, like, come on, you know,
Examples
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The resulting Zagi platform is a delta wing aircraft that costs less than $1,000.
Academic text (2011) -
For your safety, please remain seated... ...until the aircraft has come to a complete stop.
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is the aircraft commander.
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Surely he must realize that the Chinese Air Force had such strike aircraft in the region.
Fiction book (1991) -
This prototype aircraft is equipped with a video camera.
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Brazil is a major power in aircraft manufacturing.
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I'm getting reports from numerous aircraft about smoke in Manhattan.
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As long as there were available targets, U.S. forces were able to employ attack aircraft to devastating effect.
Academic text (2011) -
What part of the aircraft generates lift?
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Over many years, Boeing has built its own aircraft design facilities and aircraft manufacturing plants in the greater Seattle area.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
877
1.0
A flying machine with fixed wings that carries people or goods through the air
14
1.3
A machine with wings and an engine that flies to carry people or goods
Compounds
59
3.8
A very large war ship with a long flat deck where military planes take off and land
- Archaic
A military ship armed with many guns to defend against enemy planes
- Jargon
A senior Royal Air Force person who watches over aircraft repair and ground crew
- Specialized
A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes
- Specialized
A passenger plane with one aisle that is used for short or medium flights
- Specialized
A flying vehicle with no person on it that someone controls from the ground or that runs on a computer
How Big
9
3.0
58
2.6
818
2.5
- Specialized
37
4.6
- Specialized
5
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aircraft is made of air and craft. The craft part means 'skill' and also a vehicle made with skill, as in spacecraft. So an aircraft is a vehicle built to travel in the 'air'.