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aircraft

noun, air·craft often attributive \ˈer-ˌkraft\

: a machine (such as an airplane or a helicopter) that flies through the air

plural aircraft

Full Definition of AIRCRAFT

: a vehicle (as an airplane or balloon) for traveling through the air

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First Known Use of AIRCRAFT

1845

Rhymes with AIRCRAFT

abaft, butt shaft, campcraft, camshaft, crankshaft, downdraft, driveshaft, engraft, handcraft, indraft, kingcraft, life raft, rockshaft, scoutcraft, seacraft, skin graft, spacecraft, stagecraft, statecraft, tradecraft, updraft, witchcraft, woodcraft

AIRCRAFT Defined for Kids

aircraft

noun air·craft \ˈer-ˌkraft\

plural aircraft

Definition of AIRCRAFT for Kids

: 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

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