Thesaurus results for AIRCRAFT

aircraft

noun

Definition of aircraft

as in plane

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

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Recent Examples of aircraft Developed by AeroVironment, the mobile counter-unmanned aircraft system is called Laser Weapon Systems (LWS). — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 This new version was designed specifically for the 787-9, a narrower aircraft than the 777s carrying its original non-FX the Room configuration. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 China is expected to launch a more modest plane, the C929 – a 280-seat long-range wide-body jet – by 2030, as well as having several other aircraft in the works. — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026 Both aircraft continued their flights without incident, and no injuries were reported. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft

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Noun

Over the past three seasons, the Yellowjackets, the New Jersey girls soccer team lost in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash, have been trying to survive harsh weather, a lack of food and medical care — and one another.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Barry Hankerson accused Jomo Hankerson of mishandling travel arrangements for a Bahamas trip more than 25 years ago that ended in a plane crash that killed the 22-year-old singer and eight others, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

Crews fighting the fire took an innovative approach Monday, using ground vehicles to apply a fire retardant typically dropped from airplanes, according to a post on the forest service’s Facebook page.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
The navies that embraced carrier aviation did not do it by convincing admirals that airplanes were interesting.

— Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

Replacing large commercial vessels with alternative-fuel ships can require years of planning and significant capital.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Vance blames high gas prices on Iran attacking commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz but has no timeline for when that could end.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

According to Guinness World Records, the device was found intact despite falling from an altitude more than three times higher than a typical commercial airliner’s cruising height.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of airliner

Noun

Saudia Cargo will double its fleet, adding four Boeing 777-200F jets over more than two years, as Saudi Arabia pushes to become a logistics hub linking three continents.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Underneath the jet nestled underneath the brush head is a 100mm-pixel macro lens the size of a pencil tip that captures 28 images per second.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 4 Sep. 2026