aircraft
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
Other meanings
One that can carry a person or persons.
A kind of
- craft
Kinds of aircraft
- cruise missile
- heavier-than-air craft
- lighter-than-air craft
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “aircraft” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.