aircraft

Example Sentences

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Army decay in the snow-covered valley near the abandoned remains of an aircraft hangar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Air traffic control is crucial to maintaining safety for aircraft going in and out of airports.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Controllers monitor and direct aircraft to avoid collisions and other issues at, above and around airports.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

For him, the future of private air defence lies in drone interceptors -- small unmanned aircraft designed to destroy incoming drones mid-air.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

When the regiment was flying combat missions, the armorers had to service the aircraft two or three times every day.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein