different between aircraft vs shakedown

English

Etymology

From air +? craft.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??.k???ft/, /??.k???ft/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???.k?æft/, /???.k?æft/

Noun

aircraft (plural aircraft)

1. A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift

Usage notes

• The nonstandard plural form aircrafts is in use among non-native speakers of English.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:aircraft

Derived terms

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See also

• aeroplane (UK), airplane (US)

English

Alternative forms

• shake-down

Etymology

From the verb phrase shake down. An improvised bed would originally have been made by shaking down straw.

Pronunciation

Noun

shakedown (plural shakedowns)

1. (slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail

   What is this, a shakedown?

2. (slang) A thorough search; a frisk
3. A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
4. An improvised bed.
   • 1915, W. Somerset Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":

     "There's nowhere for me to lie down, sir," he answered, and there was in his voice a humbleness which was very distressing. -- "Don't you know anyone in the house who'll give you a shakedown?" -- "No, sir."

   • 1974, Thea Astley, A Kindness Cup, Text Classics 2018, p. 107:

     ‘You two,’ he says, ‘you're not going back tonight. […] I can make you shake-downs on the veranda and we'll have a bite to eat.’

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Adjective

shakedown

1. that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft

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Anagrams

• hawknosed