AIRCRAFT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AIRCRAFT?

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Associations of "Aircraft" (30 Words)

airborne	(of an aircraft) in the air after taking off. Airborne pollutants.
airliner	A large passenger aircraft.
airplane	An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets. The flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane.
airport	Relating to or denoting light popular fiction such as is offered for sale to travellers in airports. An airport thriller.
ballooning	The sport or pastime of flying in a balloon. He took up ballooning in 1907.
blimp	A pompous, reactionary type of person. I could work out four hours a day and still end up a blimp.
bombardier	A member of a bomber crew in the US air force responsible for aiming and releasing bombs.
bomber	A bomber jacket. Manny hand rolled a couple of bombers.
cockpit	A pit for cockfights. Most conventional army training takes place on the cockpit of Salisbury Plain.
crew	Act as a member of a crew subordinate to a captain. Normally the boat is crewed by five people.
equipage	A carriage and horses with attendants.
fighter	A person who does not easily admit defeat in spite of difficulties or opposition. The distinction between civilian populations and fighters.
flight	Shoot a bird in flight. He flighted a free kick into the box.
flotilla	A United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships. A flotilla of cargo boats.
flying	Used in names of animals that can glide by using winglike membranes or other structures e g flying squirrel. Flying was still an exciting adventure for him.
hangar	House an aircraft in a hangar. The army choppers that were hangared out at Springs.
helicopter	Fly somewhere in a helicopter. He was helicoptered out with a bleeding ulcer.
hijacking	An act of unlawfully seizing an aircraft, vehicle, or ship while in transit; a hijack. He was involved in a hijacking in 1981.
jet	Spurt out in jets. Water jetted forth.
knight	A chess piece typically with its top shaped like a horse s head that moves by jumping to the opposite corner of a rectangle two squares by three Each player starts the game with two knights. He was knighted for his services to industry.
landing	Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods. The ferry landing.
maneuverable	Capable of maneuvering or changing position. A highly maneuverable ship.
overhead	An overhead cost or expense. A helicopter buzzed overhead.
passenger	A member of a team or group who does far less effective work than the other members. He had been a superlative teacher but his health was gone and he was now a passenger.
pilot	Be the pilot of an aircraft or ship. A pilot scheme for training workers.
plane	Make even or smooth with or as with a carpenter s plane. Everything is connected on the spiritual plane.
propeller	A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water.
propulsion	A propelling force. They dive and use their wings for propulsion under water.
refuel	Supply (a vehicle) with more fuel. The authorities agreed to refuel the plane.
wing	Travel on wings or by aircraft fly. He preferred the drumsticks to the wings.