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 More than 60 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the crash, arriving to find the aircraft on fire as crews worked to quickly extinguish the flames and assess patients. — Staff and Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 Boeing described the aircraft as a 767-300 model delivered as a passenger jet in 1994 and later converted by a third party for use as a cargo plane. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026 The deployment is notable because Beijing has previously relied on more expensive combat aircraft for similar missions. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026 Previously, a smaller number of responders trekked in or arrived by boat or aircraft. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft

Noun

Amazon has suspended ties with a cargo airline operating the plane that crashed at Miami International Airport a week ago.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Investigators blamed a design flaw in the plane’s autopilot system.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

His art appeared on a Boeing 777 airplane and a Norwegian Cruise Line ship.

— BETH J. HARPAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
In addition to posters, album covers, clothing and household goods, Max’s art has appeared on a Boeing 777 airplane and a Norwegian Cruise Line ship.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

The effect created the illusion of two ships, leaving the enemy unsure which one to target.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
By treating the ship as an evolving platform, CSL and Adbri have bypassed the infrastructure gridlock that leaves many zero-emission concepts stranded on the drawing board.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

According to Guinness World Records, the device was found intact despite falling from an altitude more than three times higher than a typical commercial airliner’s cruising height.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of airliner

Noun

In the early stage of the trip, the twin-engine jets headed for Alaska and passed over Greenland, where an Airbus A400M support plane capable of landing on ice was stationed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
The White House and Department of Health and Human Services lawyers signed off on the plan to let the health secretary use military jets, according to people familiar with the plan.

— Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026