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airborne transmission |
airbrake |
airbrush |
airburst |
airbus |
aircraft
| aircraft carrier
| aircraft engine
| aircraft landing
| aircraftman
| aircraftsman
aircraft
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aircraft has 1 sense
- aircraft(n = noun.artifact) - a vehicle that can fly; has parts: aircraft engine, bay, cabin, cockpit, fuel system, nose, frame, skeletal frame, skeleton, underframe, skin
has particulars: bogey, bogie, bogy, cruise missile, heavier-than-air craft, lighter-than-air craft, stealth aircraft
is a kind of craft
is a member of fleet
CIDE DICTIONARY
aircraft, n. sing. & pl.
Any vehicle, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon, etc., for floating in, or flying through, the air. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aircraft, n. (pl. aircraft) a machine capable of flight, esp. an aeroplane or helicopter.
Idiom
aircraft-carrier a warship that carries and serves as a base for aeroplanes.
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