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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Russian leader Vladimir Putin deployed emergency aircraft to help with containment.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
The fiery crash sent both aircrafts plummeting into the Potomac River, and 67 people were killed in the historic disaster.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
This includes advising on maintenance, airport operations and other practical considerations necessary for the aircraft’s success in everyday airline service.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, given Boeing’s dismal record of performance problems and cost overruns on both civilian airliners and defense systems like the Osprey aircraft and the KC-46 refueling tanker, accelerating spending on the company’s new F-47 combat aircraft program is not prudent.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
The fiery crash sent both aircrafts plummeting into the Potomac River, and 67 people were killed in the historic disaster.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
This includes advising on maintenance, airport operations and other practical considerations necessary for the aircraft’s success in everyday airline service.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, given Boeing’s dismal record of performance problems and cost overruns on both civilian airliners and defense systems like the Osprey aircraft and the KC-46 refueling tanker, accelerating spending on the company’s new F-47 combat aircraft program is not prudent.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft. Accessed 3 May. 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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