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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It was not immediately known how many people were on board the aircraft or whether any casualties occurred.
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
It was not immediately known how many people were on board the aircraft or whether any casualties occurred.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
FlyHouse connects travelers with aircraft owners who want to maximize the use of their planes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Typical fractional programs sell up to 16 shares per aircraft; however, owners get access to the entire fleet so the common wisdom for fleet operators had always been standardization.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft. Accessed 21 Sep. 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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