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aircraft

air·craft
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [air-kraft, -krahft]
    • /ˈɛərˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft/
    • /ˈeəkrɑːft/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [air-kraft, -krahft]
    • /ˈɛərˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft/

Definitions of aircraft word

  • countable noun aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle which can fly, for example an aeroplane or a helicopter. 3
  • noun aircraft any machine capable of flying by means of buoyancy or aerodynamic forces, such as a glider, helicopter, or aeroplane 3
  • noun aircraft any structure or machine designed to travel through the air, whether heavier or lighter than air; airplane, airship, balloon, helicopter, etc. 3
  • noun plural aircraft 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. 1
  • noun aircraft An airplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight. 1
  • noun aircraft plane, helicopter, etc. 1

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Origin of aircraft

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; air1 + craft

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Aircraft

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aircraft popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

aircraft usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for aircraft

noun aircraft

  • helicopter — any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
  • balloon — A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations.
  • jet — a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
  • dirigible — an airship.
  • ufo — any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.

adjective aircraft

  • flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
  • aeronautical — Aeronautical means involving or relating to the design and construction of aeroplanes.

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