aircraft
noun
air·craft
ˈer-ˌkraft 
plural aircraft
often attributive
: a vehicle (such as an airplane or balloon) for traveling through the air
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a company that manufactures aircraft
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Military aircraft often fly without broadcasting their location using a system known as ADS-B out, which can alert other aircraft in the area of their presence.
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Specific aircraft have their own special interiors to distinguish them from the rest of the fleet.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed in Uttara.
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The Bangladesh Army’s public relations office confirmed that the jet that crashed was a F-7 BGI aircraft belonging to the Air Force, per the AP.
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Specific aircraft have their own special interiors to distinguish them from the rest of the fleet.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed in Uttara.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
The Bangladesh Army’s public relations office confirmed that the jet that crashed was a F-7 BGI aircraft belonging to the Air Force, per the AP.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 21 July 2025
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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aircraft
noun
air·craft
ˈa(ə)r-ˌkraft
ˈe(ə)r-
plural aircraft
: a machine (as an airplane, glider, or helicopter) that can travel through the air and that is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the action of the air against its surfaces
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