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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 airline is contemplating the sale of assets like aircraft, real estate, and airport gate rights to raise funds.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Crews on the ground will direct the aircraft for water drops of any active fire or smoke in this steep terrain.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Technological advances are not restricted to modern combat aircraft, however.
—David A. Deptula, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
Radar altimeters measure the distance between an aircraft and the ground, while barometric altimeters use air pressure to estimate altitude.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Crews on the ground will direct the aircraft for water drops of any active fire or smoke in this steep terrain.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Technological advances are not restricted to modern combat aircraft, however.
—David A. Deptula, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
Radar altimeters measure the distance between an aircraft and the ground, while barometric altimeters use air pressure to estimate altitude.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft
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With a range of 46 miles, the SDBs give the A-10 a standoff capability, which may seem ironic for a close air support plane.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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From left: Baby Bear waits at the airfield next to a private plane; and stands with a volunteer sat on the floor.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Both airplane makers have repeatedly opted for incremental changes that squeeze efficiencies out of their top-selling models, rather than going the more expensive route of designing a replacement aircraft from scratch.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Of course, airports did not exist during the American Revolutionary War, as the first successful airplane flight occurred in 1903.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the time, Wei was a petty officer who held a security clearance and worked as a machinist’s mate aboard the USS Essex, an amphibious assault ship.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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To this day, a memorial is held every year for family members of the deceased crew at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, where the bell that was recovered from the ship is rung in their honor.—
John Carlisle,
Freep.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Hearing of the accident between the U.S. Army Black Hawk and the commercial airliner last January broke my heart.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
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The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota made an unexpected sharp turn to avoid a possible midair collision with a military B-52 bomber that was in its flight path over the weekend.—
Jack Dura,
Twin Cities,
22 July 2025
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In addition to the port attack, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces also hit the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region—a facility within the Rosneft system that produces jet fuel and other materials critical to the Russian military.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Aviva, who was operating the jet ski at the time, remains hospitalized, reported WTVJ.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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