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aircraft

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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air·craft /ˈeəkrɑːft $ ˈerkræft/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] (plural aircraft)  TTAa plane or other vehicle that can fly 飞机;飞行器,航空器 light aircraft
Examples from the Corpus
aircraftI was supposed to be learning how to be an aircraft commander in an air-assault company.Officials fear glass bottles could break and injure visitors or, after the show, damage aircraft.The design and development of each aircraft is described in turn using contemporary film footage.Our aircraft was straight, steady, holding altitude, heading away from Hainan when the accident occurred.Acceleration two up, with half tanks, was smooth and sure and the aircraft left the ground at about 30 knots.Eventually a man from the tower arrived, and a little bus came to take us to the aircraft.The aircraft was burning well and this, plus exploding ammunition, drove me out.Some visiting aircraft engineers having arrived just to collect a specific part, spend hours just browsing through the stock.
From Longman Business Dictionaryaircraftair‧craft /ˈeəkrɑːftˈerkræft/ noun (plural aircraft) [countable] a plane or other vehicle that can flyThe country’s aircraft industry is still in its infancy. commuter aircraft
air·craft nounChineseSyllable
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aircraft
aircraft S2 W2 /ˈeəkrɑːft $ ˈerkræft/ noun [countable] (plural aircraft)
a plane or other vehicle that can fly
light aircraft
     
THESAURUS
    plane (also aeroplane British English), airplane American English a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine: The plane took off from John F Kennedy airport. | a passenger plane carrying over 300 people
    aircraft a plane or other vehicle that can fly. Aircraft sounds more formal than plane: Smoking is not allowed on board the aircraft. | He was trained to fly military aircraft.
    jet a fast plane with a jet engine: She owns a private jet.
    airliner a large plane that carries people: a commercial airliner


🔑 air·craftBrE /ˈeəkrɑːft/ 🔊NAmE /ˈerkræft/ 🔊 noun (
plural
air·craft
)
any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers 飞机;航空器fighter/transport/military aircraft 战斗机;运输机;军用飞机   see also light aircraft

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