Thesaurus results for AIRCRAFT

aircraft

noun

Definition of aircraft

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 aircraft carrier was one of more than 30 surface combatants to take part, along with five submarines and nearly 200 aircraft. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Gale-force winds are driving the flames, forcing coastal evacuations, threatening communities and industry near Megara, and crippling water-dropping aircraft. — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Nearly 500 firefighters and 23 aircraft were deployed, but gale-force winds drove flames through dry forest and crippled the response, preventing some aircraft from reaching the sea to collect water. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 The ministry earlier said the pilots of the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, which can carry 12 passengers, notified the control tower at Nazca airfield of the emergency, in the aircraft’s final radio transmission. — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft

Noun

Several flights, including one passenger plane, were diverted to other airports after the sighting of the flying object near the airport shortly before midnight.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane on a training flight that made an emergency landing on a Florida interstate Monday morning, narrowly missing highway signs and vehicles.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

At least two ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz in the past week, while several others reported near misses or warnings from entities claiming to represent Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, according to maritime data company Lloyd’s List Intelligence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Six vessels moved into the Persian Gulf — five cargo ships and one tanker — while one cargo ship exited into the Gulf of Oman.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Small wonder the Comet, the world's first jet airliner, made its debut there, as did the Concorde in 1970.

— David Szondy July 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026

Definition of airliner

Noun

Many of the jet owners keep their aircraft for personal use, flying under the FAA’s Part 91 regulations.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Pakistan ‌has since deployed about 8,000 troops, fighter jets, drones and an air defense system to the kingdom, Reuters reported in May, and has pursued wider Gulf ‌security ties.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026