aircraft
noun
air·craft
ˈer-ˌkraft 
plural aircraft
often attributive
: a vehicle (such as an airplane or balloon) for traveling through the air
Examples of aircraft in a Sentence
a company that manufactures aircraft
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Radar altimeters measure the distance between an aircraft and the ground, while barometric altimeters use air pressure to estimate altitude.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
Several more sectoral tariffs may be introduced pending Section 232 Commerce Department investigations, such as on semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, and commercial aircraft and engines.
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The delivery of Western aircraft from Ukraine's allies took years of negotiations and the prospect that they could have been destroyed due to Russian espionage highlights the danger posed by Moscow's moles to Kyiv's fight against President Vladimir Putin's aggression.
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The bill would revoke an exemption on ADS-B transmission requests for Department of Defense aircraft.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
Several more sectoral tariffs may be introduced pending Section 232 Commerce Department investigations, such as on semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, and commercial aircraft and engines.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
The delivery of Western aircraft from Ukraine's allies took years of negotiations and the prospect that they could have been destroyed due to Russian espionage highlights the danger posed by Moscow's moles to Kyiv's fight against President Vladimir Putin's aggression.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The bill would revoke an exemption on ADS-B transmission requests for Department of Defense aircraft.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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aircraft
noun
air·craft
ˈa(ə)r-ˌkraft
ˈe(ə)r-
plural aircraft
: a machine (as an airplane, glider, or helicopter) that can travel through the air and that is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the action of the air against its surfaces
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