Definition
An aircraft is any machine that can fly through the air, such as airplanes, helicopters, or drones. It is designed to support itself in the air using wings, rotors, or other lift systems.
Etymology
A modern compound of *air* + *craft* (meaning “skill, vehicle”), appearing in the early 20th century with powered flight. The plural form is usually the same as the singular: *aircraft*.
Kelly Says
Unlike ‘airplanes,’ the word ‘aircraft’ is a category, like ‘vehicle’—it includes everything from jets to blimps. Its unchanged plural fits the idea that we’re talking about types of machines more than counting individual ones.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አየር መንኮራኩር
ayyer menkorakur
CSČeština
letadlo
LEH-tah-dloh
DEDeutsch
Flugzeug
FLOO-gzoyg
ELΕλληνικά
αεροπλάνο
ah-eh-roh-PLAH-noh
ESEspañol
avión
ah-VEE-yohn
FAفارسی
هواپیما
havapeema
FISuomi
lentokone
LEHN-toh-koh-neh
FRFrançais
avion
ah-vee-YOHN
HAHA
jirgin sama
JEE-r-gin SAH-mah
HUMagyar
repülőgép
REH-pyoo-loh-gehp
IDBahasa Indonesia
pesawat
peh-SAH-wah
IGIG
ụgbọ elu
oo-gboh eh-loo
ITItaliano
aereo
ah-REH-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
kapal terbang
kah-pahl teh-rahng
NLNederlands
vliegtuig
FLEE-kh-taykh
PLPolski
samolot
sah-moh-LOHT
PTPortuguês
avião
ah-vee-YOW
RORomână
avion
ah-vee-YOHN
RUРусский
самолёт
sah-mah-LYOT
SVSvenska
flygplan
FLEEG-plahn
SWKiswahili
ndege
n-DEH-geh
THไทย
เครื่องบิน
khrueang bin
TLTL
eroplano
eh-roh-PLAH-noh
UKУкраїнська
літак
LEE-tahk
URاردو
ہوائی جہاز
hawaai jahaaz
VITiếng Việt
máy bay
mahy bahy
YOYO
ọkọ ofurufu
oh-koh oh-foo-ROO-foo