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 In addition to the main event, there will also be a prerace show and flyovers of military aircraft, which swooped and boomed over the city during the July Fourth celebrations. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Similar experiments have already shown that photons can be transmitted from aircraft to ground stations, pointing toward mobile and satellite-based quantum networks. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 The smaller Reno-Stead Airport was closed to general aviation traffic due to the Hawk Fire, but remained open to firefighting aircraft. — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 The crew made sure the water level wasn’t high enough to slosh around the inside of the aircraft, in case the plane encountered turbulence. — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft

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Noun

DayGlo pigments were used extensively during World War II to make fluorescent fabric panels for US ground troops, while DayGlo’s black light paints were used on Navy aircraft carriers to enable planes to land at night.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP Flight 103 was 31,000 feet over Lockerbie when a bomb in the plane's forward cargo area exploded 38 minutes after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

The ambassador, a 69-year-old Texan billionaire, insisted on installing it, to have a place for the ship owner’s family to hang out, maybe flip an omelet for themselves.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Since then, Iran has resumed attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the US has reinstated its naval blockade of Iranian ports.

— Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

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
Turning that shape into an 800-passenger airliner would create major engineering challenges.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of airliner

Noun

In April, for example, the head of the International Energy Agency predicted that flights may soon need to be grounded in Europe due to jet fuel shortages.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
The water fans will project visuals, with the fountain’s jets providing strategic storytelling support.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026