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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Retford Gamston Airport confirmed to the BBC that the crash involved an aircraft that is housed on its property.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
The airborne configuration will turn Skydweller’s aircraft into a high-altitude communications hub, extending 5G and tactical data coverage across wide operational areas.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
These nuclear weapons can be carried by military aircraft—either gravity bombs dropped from bombers or tactical bombs that can be carried by dual-capable fighters.
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That extra power enables the Ford to operate the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS).
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
The airborne configuration will turn Skydweller’s aircraft into a high-altitude communications hub, extending 5G and tactical data coverage across wide operational areas.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
These nuclear weapons can be carried by military aircraft—either gravity bombs dropped from bombers or tactical bombs that can be carried by dual-capable fighters.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
That extra power enables the Ford to operate the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS).
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aircraft
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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