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单词 aircraft
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aircraft

noun

air·​craft ˈer-ˌkraft How to pronounce aircraft (audio)
plural aircraft
often attributive
: a vehicle (such as an airplane or balloon) for traveling through the air

Example Sentences

a company that manufactures aircraft
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Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

aircraft

noun

air·​craft ˈer-ˌkraft How to pronounce aircraft (audio)
plural aircraft
: a vehicle (as an airplane or helicopter) that can travel through the air and that is supported either by its own lightness or by the action of the air against its surfaces

aircraft

noun

as in airplane
a machine that flies through the air a new military aircraft a company that manufactures aircraft

Synonyms & Similar Words

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