Thesaurus:aircraft

Thesaurus

aircraft

English

Noun

Sense: a vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air

Synonyms

• aerocraft (dated or nonstandard)
• aircraft
• flying machine

Hyponyms

• aerodyne
• aeroplane
• aerostat
• airplane
• airship
• autogyro
• balloon
• blimp
• chopper
• dirigible
• glider
• gyrocopter
• helicopter
• ornithopter
• paraglider
• plane
• rotorcraft
• seaplane
• ultralight
• whirlybird
• zeppelin

Hypernyms

• vehicle    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• aileron
• cockpit
• elevon
• engine
• fuselage
• nacelle
• propeller
• strake
• tail
• tailfin
• wing

Various

People on board

• pilot
• airman
• aviator
• batman
• flier
• flyer
• birdman
• man-bird
• aeroplanist (archaic)
• balloonist
• glider
• paraglider
• aeronaut
• passenger
• flight attendant
• stewardess
• air hostess
• sky girl (slang)
• hostie (slang)
• cart tart (slang)

See also

• Category:Aircraft

Further reading

• “aircraft” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.