aircraft (noun)
1aircraft — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fixed wing, jet, light, low flying, supersonic ▪ Three men were flying in a light aircraft at low altitude when a passenger jet approached. ▪ attacks by helicopters and fixed wing aircraft …
2aircraft — ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ an aeroplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight …
3aircraft*/*/*/ — [ˈeəˌkrɑːft] (plural aircraft) noun [C] a plane, HELICOPTER, or other vehicle that flies …
4aircraft — air‧craft [ˈeəkrɑːft ǁ ˈerkræft] noun aircraft PLURALFORM [countable] a plane or other vehicle that can fly: • The country s aircraft industry is still in its infancy. comˈmuter ˌaircraft TRAVEL an aircraft used mainly by business people for… …
5aircraft carrier — noun a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑carrier, ↑flattop, ↑attack aircraft carrier • Derivationally related forms: ↑carry (for: ↑car …
6aircraft lease — ➔ lease2 * * * aircraft lease UK US noun [C] ► TRANSPORT, LAW a legal agreement for a person or an organization to pay to use an aircraft for a particular period of time: »We are a supplier of aircraft lease management software, which addresses… …
7aircraft engine — noun a) An internal combustion piston engine or Wankel engine used to propel an aircraft b) Any engine for propelling an aircraft, including jet engines and rocket engines etc …
8aircraft carrier — ► NOUN ▪ a large warship from which aircraft can take off and land …
9aircraft engine — noun the engine that powers and aircraft • Hypernyms: ↑engine • Part Holonyms: ↑aircraft …
10aircraft — noun (plural aircraft) Usage: often attributive Date: 1850 a vehicle (as an airplane or balloon) for traveling through the air …
