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Aircraft Noun Bre ˈeəkrɑːft ˈerkræft Fighter/Transport/Military Claimed Noise

Word aircraft
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈeəkrɑːft / NAmE / ˈerkræft /
Example
  • fighter/transport/military aircraft
  • he claimed that aircraft noise was the worst form of air pollution in london.
  • his passion is making model aircraft.
  • significant progress has been made in reducing aircraft noise.
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aircraft

(noun)BrE / ˈeəkrɑːft / NAmE / ˈerkræft /
  1. any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers
    • see also light aircraft
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/light-aircraft
    • fighter/transport/military aircraft

    Extra Examples

    • He claimed that aircraft noise was the worst form of air pollution in London.
    • His passion is making model aircraft.
    • Significant progress has been made in reducing aircraft noise.
    • The aircraft is due to take off at midnight.
    • The aircraft taxied along the runway.
    • The aircraft was flown by a young American pilot.
    • The army is using unmanned aircraft to survey the area.
    • The passengers boarded the aircraft.
    • The pilot overshot the runway and crashed his aircraft.
    • There are approximately 6 700 commercial aircraft operating in the United States.
    • Three men were flying in a light aircraft at low altitude when a passenger jet approached.
    • To be an ace you had to shoot down five enemy aircraft.
    • a US Navy aircraft carrier
    • attacks by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
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