air|craft

air|craft
air|craft «AIR KRAFT, -KRAHFT», noun, plural -craft.
1. an airplane, airship, helicopter, or balloon; any machine for flying in the air that is supported in flight by buoyancy (such as a balloon), or by the action of air (such as an airplane), or by reaction to one or more jet streams (such as a rocket).
2. such machines collectively or as a class; airplanes, airships, helicopters, or balloons: »

The rapid development of aircraft that could take off and land vertically soon might make obsolete many large airports and long runways (New York Times).


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