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

Recent Examples on the Web

The company highlighted that StormBreaker weapon’s small size enables the use of fewer aircraft to take out the same number of targets as larger weapons that require multiple jets. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025

There were also drone sightings at the air stations and soldier barracks throughout Denmark, where there are fighter jets and military transport aircraft. —Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025

This code requires the cockpit door to be secured for the duration of the flight once the aircraft is ready to leave the gate. —Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025

Europe is already on high alert over the series of airspace breaches by Kremlin drones and aircraft. —Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing aircraft

• aircraft carrier
• rotary-wing aircraft

Rhymes for aircraft

• abaft
• camshaft
• crankshaft
• downdraft
• engraft
• priestcraft
• redraft
• schoolcraft
• spacecraft
• stagecraft
• statecraft
• updraft

Kids Definition

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