air‧craft S2 W2 / eəkrɑft $ erkræft / 名词 [可数名词] ( 复数形式 aircraft )

a plane or other vehicle that can fly

→ light aircraft

THESAURUS

plane ( also aeroplane British English ) , airplane American English a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine : The plane took off from John F Kennedy airport. | a passenger plane carrying over 300 people

aircraft a plane or other vehicle that can fly. Aircraft sounds more formal than plane : Smoking is not allowed on board the aircraft. | He was trained to fly military aircraft.

jet a fast plane with a jet engine : She owns a private jet.

airliner a large plane that carries people : a commercial airliner