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air·craft (er′kraft′)

noun pl. aircraft -·craft′

any structure or machine designed to travel through the air, whether heavier or lighter than air; airplane, airship, balloon, helicopter, etc.

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

aircraft Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fly: The Tiger Club welcomes any pilot who wishes to fly the aircraft that we operate.

Adjective modifier

  • military: About a quarter of the world's jet fuel is used by military aircraft.

Modifies a noun

  • carrier: Many flew from aircraft carriers located near the front.

Noun used with modifier

  • fighter: Over 800 British fighter aircraft were sent to help Stalin against the German onslaught?
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aircraft quotes

As horrible thoughts, Loud fluttering aircraft slope above his head At dusk. The ridiculous empires break like biscuits.

-Fuller, Roy Broadbent

I have seen the science I worshipped and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to serve.

-Lindbergh, Charles A(ugustus)

An unsinkable air-craft carrier.

-MacArthur, Douglas

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