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 The system provides information about an aircraft’s attitude, heading and position to flight-critical systems. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration told CBS News and Politico that the vehicle doesn’t meet its definition of an aircraft, meaning the agency wouldn’t need to certify it as airworthy. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aircraft

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Noun

An expedition to find evidence of Amelia Earhart’s missing plane near a remote island in the South Pacific has come up empty, researchers said Sunday.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Well outside Cuba’s territorial waters, Cuban MiGs destroyed two of the civilian planes with air-to-air missiles, killing the four occupants, the complaint said.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill.

— Suryatapa Chakraborty, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2026
Multiple resources were called in on the night of the shooting, including SWAT, K-9 teams, patrol officers, drones, a Denver Police Department helicopter and a Colorado State Patrol airplane.

— Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

The ship’s 21 crew members were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

The new Delta One will take off on transoceanic journeys from the airliner’s hub at LAX this fall, with roll-out to the rest of its fleet slated in early 2027.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Qantas, Australian’s national airliner, was forced to cancel the flight scheduled for Saturday after passengers on an earlier incoming flight complained about being bitten onboard, according to CNN affiliate 9News.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of airliner

Noun

Swiss company Metafuels is working to convert clean electricity into jet fuel, while RIFT and Enerin, based in the Netherlands and Norway respectively, are delivering high-temperature industrial heat from electrons instead of gas.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Nevertheless, watching a sports car flip upside down and land on cold-gas jets was proof enough that flying cars are moving out of science fiction and onto the runway.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026