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Aircraft

Meaning in aviation, with examples

/ˈerkræft/nounCore term

In aviation, aircraft means: Any machine that flies by being held up by the air, such as an airliner, a helicopter or a glider. In airline work it usually means the plane itself.

In Turkish: uçak, hava aracı

How it is used

Much more common than 'plane' in manuals, ATC and official communication. Crews talk about the aircraft type, aircraft registration and aircraft change; ground staff say 'the aircraft is on stand'.

Example sentences

  1. The aircraft has been changed, so we need a new seat plan for boarding.

  2. Two aircraft are waiting at the holding point for departure.

Common collocations

  • aircraft type
  • aircraft registration
  • aircraft change
  • wide-body aircraft
  • board the aircraft
  • fuselageThe main body of an aircraft, which holds the cockpit, the passenger cabin and the cargo holds. The wings and the tail are attached to it.
  • wingEach of the two long surfaces on the sides of an aircraft that produce lift. On airliners the wings often carry the engines and hold most of the fuel.
  • engineThe machine that produces the power or thrust to move an aircraft. Most airliners use jet engines called turbofans, mounted under the wings or at the tail.
  • cockpitThe area at the front of an aircraft where the pilots sit and operate the controls, instruments and radios.

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