noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɛə.kɹɑːft/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɛː.kɹɑːft/
rhymes with -ɛəkɹɑːft
rhymes with -ɛːkɹɑːft
General-American:/ˈɛɚ.kɹæft/
General-American:/ˈɛɹ̩.kɹæft/
rhymes with -ɛəɹkɹæft
rhymes with -ɛːɹkɹæft
CMU ARPABET:EH1 R K R AE2 F T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
light aircraft
aircraft manufacturer
aircraft licence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vehicle, craft, vessel
2
noun
Meaning 2
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
One that can carry a person or persons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: sometimes
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vehicle, craft, vessel
3
noun
Meaning 3
a vehicle that can fly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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 Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Middle English craft English craft English -craft English aircraft From air + -craft.
Across languages
Translations
119 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
lugvaartuig
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Albanian:
avion
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Albanian:
fluturake
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Arabic:
طَائِرَة
(ṭāʔira)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Armenian:
օդանավ
(ōdanav)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Bashkir:
осҡос
(osqos)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Basque:
hegazkinen
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Bengali:
বিমান
(biman)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Bulgarian:
самолет
(samolet)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Burmese:
လေယာဉ်ပျံ
(leyanypyam)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Catalan:
aeronau
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Chichewa:
ndege
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Chinese:
飛行器 /飞行器
(hui-hêng-khì)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Chinese Mandarin:
航空器
(hángkōngqì)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Chinese Mandarin:
飛機 /飞机
(fēijī)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Czech:
letadlo
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Danish:
luftfartøj
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Dutch:
luchtvaartuig
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Dzongkha:
གནམ་གྲུ
(gnam gru)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Esperanto:
aerveturilo
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Estonian:
õhusõiduk
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Faroese:
flogfar flúgvari
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Finnish:
lentokone
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Finnish:
ilma-alus
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
French:
aéronef
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
French:
avion
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
West-Frisian:
fleantúch
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
West-Frisian:
fleanmasine
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Galician:
aeronaves
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Georgian:
თვითმფრინავი
(tvitmprinavi)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight
Georgian:
საჰაერო ხომალდი
(sahaero xomaldi)
— machine capable of atmospheric flight