Aircraft definition

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The definition of an aircraft is a vehicle used for traveling through the air.

An airplane and a helicopter are each an example of an aircraft.

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A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
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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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A machine or device, such as an airplane, helicopter, glider, or dirigible, capable of atmospheric flight.
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Origin of aircraft

Aircraft Sentence Examples

  • This time there was no preliminary bombardment but aircraft were cooperating.

  • The trip between Baltimore and Norfolk was in a much small­er aircraft than the first leg of the journey.

  • Breathing deeply, she closed her eyes as the pilot maneuvered the aircraft sideways, up and down.

  • Detective Norman Hunter, who met the arriving aircraft, was unperturbed by the overdue flight.

  • The use of aircraft for anti-submarine work led to the demand for a periscope which could be used for looking overhead.

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