# aircraft

Pronunciation: US say "AIR-kraft" /ˈɛəɹ.kɹæft/; UK say "AIR-krahft" /ˈɛə.kɹɑːft/

## Noun

1. A vehicle able to fly through the atmosphere by interacting with the air, whether through buoyancy or lift.
   - Simple: A machine that can fly through the air, like a plane or helicopter.
   - _A small aircraft circled the field twice before coming in to land._
   - _The busy airport handles hundreds of aircraft each day._

## Origin

Formed from "air" plus "-craft."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/aircraft (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).