different between airport vs aircraft

English

Etymology

air +? port

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.p??t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???.p??t/

Noun

airport (plural airports)

1. An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

   Because of this, and contrary to popular belief, British airports primarily act as giant wealth extractors, transporting our richest citizens out of the country as often as possible to take their money overseas. ? The Independent, Heathrow expansion to mainly benefit wealthy frequent fliers, research finds, 23 june 2018.

Coordinate terms

• aerodrome
• airbase
• airfield
• airstrip
• landing field
• landing strip

Descendants

• ? Irish: aerfort (calque)

Translations

Anagrams

• paritor

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

Related terms

Translations

See also

• aeroplane (UK), airplane (US)