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aircraft vs heavier-than-air craft

heavier-than-air craft vs aircraft

aircraft and heavier-than-air craft both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aircraft Yes No No No
heavier-than-air craft Yes No No No
As nouns, heavier-than-air craft is a hyponym of aircraft; that is, heavier-than-air craft is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than aircraft:
  • aircraft: a vehicle that can fly
  • heavier-than-air craft: a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
Other hyponyms of aircraft include bogey, bogie, bogy, cruise missile, lighter-than-air craft, stealth aircraft.
aircraft (noun) heavier-than-air craft (noun)
a vehicle that can fly a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
Difference between aircraft and heavier-than-air craft

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