Thesaurus results for AIRCRAFT

aircraft

noun

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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 The latest Typhoon trial builds on earlier testing in the United States using the F-15E Strike Eagle, further proving the system’s adaptability across multiple aircraft platforms. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026 The pilot of the A-10 was able to fly his crippled aircraft into Kuwaiti airspace before ejecting. —

Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 New planes entering Delta’s international fleet have cabins that are close to 50% premium seating, Chief Commercial Officer Joe Esposito said during the company’s earnings call on Wednesday, replacing aircraft with just 30% premium layouts. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026 An aircraft of InterGlobe Aviation Limited, IndiGo is landing in Mumbai, India, on June 20th, 2023. —

Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft

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But four months after Epstein’s trip to the kingdom, a British Airways plane carrying a shipment from Riyadh landed in Miami International Airport.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
By Saturday, the Pentagon had surged more than 150 aircraft to join the effort to rescue the weapons system officer, Dude 44B, including 64 fighter jets, four bombers, 48 refuelers, 13 rescue planes and 26 intelligence and jamming aircraft, sources told CBS News.

— Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026