aircraft

/ˈɛɚ.kɹæft/
noun

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

    “light aircraft”

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From air + -craft.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
aerocraft

AIRCRAFT at a glance

AIRCRAFT has 8 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (A 1 + I 1 + R 1 + C 3 + R 1 + A 1 + F 4 + T 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,223 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with aircraft

All rhymes
  • DRAFT9
  • CRAFT10
  • SHAFT11
  • SPACECRAFT19
  • GRAFT9
  • RAFT7
  • DAFT8
  • WITCHCRAFT23
  • KRAFT12
  • WARCRAFT16
  • OVERDRAFT16
  • CRANKSHAFT22

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