aircraft
//ˈɛə.kɹɑːft//
Forms
- Plural
- aircraft
Definitions
1.A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
- More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3360
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor.
Latin āēr
Old French airbor.
Middle English aire
English air
Proto-Germanic *krafjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *kraftuz