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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Future efforts to meet its obligations may include selling certain aircraft, real estate and excess airport gate capacity, Spirit stated in SEC documents.
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The aircraft will be integrated with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, which was created for conducting land assaults from the sea.
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The team used high-resolution topographic data from satellites, aircraft and drones to detect fault scarps, narrow ridges formed when the ground shifts during an earthquake, that were previously hidden under dense forest and glacial deposits.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025
One million or more spectators are expected along the lakefront Aug. 16-17 to watch demonstrations by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team and a variety of other civilian and military aircraft.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The aircraft will be integrated with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, which was created for conducting land assaults from the sea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The team used high-resolution topographic data from satellites, aircraft and drones to detect fault scarps, narrow ridges formed when the ground shifts during an earthquake, that were previously hidden under dense forest and glacial deposits.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025
One million or more spectators are expected along the lakefront Aug. 16-17 to watch demonstrations by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team and a variety of other civilian and military aircraft.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft. Accessed 22 Aug. 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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