All aircraft synonyms
air·craft
A a 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.
- airliner — An airliner is a large aeroplane that is used for carrying passengers.
- chopper — A chopper is a helicopter.
- dirigible — an airship.
- ufo — any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- blimp — A blimp is the same as an airship.
- airship — An airship is an aircraft that consists of a large balloon which is filled with gas and is powered by an engine. It has a section underneath for passengers.
- zeppelin — Count Ferdinand von [fer-di-nahnt fuh n] /ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt fən/ (Show IPA), 1838–1917, German general and aeronaut: designer and manufacturer of the zeppelin.
- airplane — An airplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through the air.
- plane — plane tree.
- flying machine — a vehicle that sustains itself in and propels itself through the air; an airplane, helicopter, glider, or the like.
- flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
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.