aircraft
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛə.kɹɑːft/, /ˈɛː.kɹɑːft/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹ.kɹæft/, /ˈɛːɹ.kɹæft/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛəkɹɑːft, -ɛːkɹɑːft, -ɛəɹkɹæft, -ɛːɹkɹæft
Noun
[edit]aircraft (plural aircraft)
- A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift
- Hypernym: vehicle
- Hyponyms: airplane, helicopter
- light aircraft
- aircraft manufacturer
- aircraft licence
Usage notes
[edit]- The nonstandard plural form aircrafts is in use among non-native speakers of English and colloquially.
Hyponyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:aircraft
Derived terms
[edit]- aircraft attitude
- aircraft carrier
- aircraft engine
- aircraft graveyard
- aircrafthand
- aircraftlike
- aircraftman
- aircraft movement
- aircraftsman
- aircraft station
- aircraftswoman
- aircraftwoman
- airprox
- anti-aircraft
- attack aircraft
- cargo aircraft
- dual-capable aircraft
- fighter aircraft
- liaison aircraft
- model aircraft
- nuclear aircraft
- parasite aircraft
- rocket aircraft
- rotary-wing aircraft
- tanker aircraft
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]machine capable of atmospheric flight
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See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -craft
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɛəkɹɑːft
- Rhymes:English/ɛəkɹɑːft/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/ɛːkɹɑːft
- Rhymes:English/ɛːkɹɑːft/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/ɛəɹkɹæft
- Rhymes:English/ɛəɹkɹæft/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/ɛːɹkɹæft
- Rhymes:English/ɛːɹkɹæft/2 syllables
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