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air·craft (er′kraft′)
noun pl. aircraft -·craft′
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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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As horrible thoughts, Loud fluttering aircraft slope above his head At dusk. The ridiculous empires break like biscuits.
I have seen the science I worshipped and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to serve.
An unsinkable air-craft carrier.
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