as in plane
a machine that flies through the air
a new military aircraft a company that manufactures aircraft
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Recent Examples of aircraft
Anduril has been expanding its manufacturing capacity, announcing plans in January for a $1 billion production facility in Long Beach while building a 5 million-square-foot industrial park in Ohio for combat aircraft production.
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Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
The agency divided the aircraft into two separate groups.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Through the end of May, Boeing delivered 250 aircraft — 30 more than the first five months of 2025.
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Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Three aircraft, including one air attack plane, one air tanker and one helicopter, were also assigned aerial firefighting duties on Tuesday.
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Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for aircraft
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
The agency divided the aircraft into two separate groups.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Through the end of May, Boeing delivered 250 aircraft — 30 more than the first five months of 2025.
—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Three aircraft, including one air attack plane, one air tanker and one helicopter, were also assigned aerial firefighting duties on Tuesday.
—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for aircraft
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft
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One of his planes was in trouble.
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The day before, 12 people were killed when a plane on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed.
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Ships, like airplanes, are designed with fluid dynamics in mind, and biofoul seriously messes that up.
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Scenes involving firearms alarmed distributors still grappling with the aftermath of the Columbine massacre, while the film’s October release via Newmarket was further complicated by a trailer prominently featuring an airplane crash just weeks after the September 11 attacks.
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For months, shipping companies have been in wait and see mode, carefully calculating the risk of moving ships through the strait.
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Transits tripled to 93 last weekend compared with the prior comparable period, according to ship-tracking data provider MarineTraffic, but remain far below pre-war levels when more than 100 ships transited the strait each day.
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More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent to a car door slamming shut 20 feet away.
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The central image was an airliner, something that, like life itself, experiences highs, lows and turbulence.
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The victim was riding on the back of the watercraft operated by a 26-year-old man, who had just made a U-turn when the second jet ski, driven by a 27-year-old man and carrying a 28-year-old woman, slammed into them, cops said.
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That might include tax, estate, trust and risk planning; family governance, business advisory and philanthropy services; and more lifestyle-type offerings such as private jet leasing and concierge services.
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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