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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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 June 2026
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The aircraft collided in midair during the Gunfighter Skies air show on May 17.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2026
Globalization and digitalization nowadays mean that everything is connected, from the military aircraft used to bomb Somalia’s Golis Mountains in 2025 to one of the country’s World Cup officials being detained at Miami airport in 2026.
—Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Latest aircraft doubles Vertical’s flight testing capacity The company revealed that the latest aircraft doubles Vertical’s flight testing capacity and supports additional public demonstrations this year.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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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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