aircraft

US: /ˈɛɹˌkɹæft/
UK: /ˈe‍əkɹɑːft/


English Vietnamese dictionary


aircraft /'eəkrɑ:ft/
  • danh từ, số nhiều không đổi
    • máy bay, tàu bay
    • khí cầu

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
(plural aircraft) any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers: fighter / transport / military aircraft
See also - LIGHT AIRCRAFT

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

fixed-wing, jet, light, low-flying, microlight, supersonic
attacks by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
| cargo, civil/civilian, commercial, passenger, private | combat, fighter, military, reconnaissance, surveillance, transport | enemy | burning, crashed, damaged, stricken | model
His passion is making model aircraft.

VERB + AIRCRAFT

fly, pilot
The aircraft was flown by a young American pilot.
| land | crash
The pilot overshot the runway and crashed his aircraft.
| shoot down
To be an ace you had to shoot down five enemy aircraft.

AIRCRAFT + VERB

fly | take off
The aircraft is due to take off at midnight.
| land | taxi
The aircraft taxied along the runway.
| crash | carry sth | attack sth, bomb sth

AIRCRAFT + NOUN

industry | production | manufacturer | engine, parts | engineer | hangar | noise
He claimed that aircraft noise was the worst form of air pollution in London.
| wreckage


Concise English dictionary


noun
+a vehicle that can fly