A machine capable of flying, as a hot-air balloon, airship, aeroplane, etc. Now chiefly historical.
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| 释义 | society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft (37) air machine1783 A machine capable of flying, as a hot-air balloon, airship, aeroplane, etc. Now chiefly historical. aerostat1784 A lighter-than-air aircraft; spec. a balloon. In later use chiefly U.S. Now rare. air vessel1824 An aircraft. aircraft1845 Any of various vehicles capable of flight; (originally) a hot-air balloon; an airship (now chiefly historical); (subsequently) an aeroplane or other… aerobat1879 A flying machine. flyer1880 A flying machine. clipper1887 One who or that which clips, moves swiftly, or scuds along; (cf. clip, v.2 7). An aerial vessel; an aircraft, or flying-boat, esp. one used for… machine1896 An aircraft or airship. Cf. sense 6b. avion1898 A flying-machine, esp. a French war aeroplane. aerocar1910 an aircraft; a (proposed) flying car. Subcategories:— collectively (1) — a group of aircraft (10) — lighter-than-air aircraft (5) — heavier-than-air aircraft (6) — aircraft propelled by muscle power (1) — aircraft propelled by flapping wings (2) — fixed-wing aircraft (1) — combining features of plane and helicopter (1) |
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