aircraft
/ˈeəkrɑːft/noun
उच्चारण एअर्क्राफ़्ट
विमान
Core word
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any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers
विमान
- fighter aircraft
- The airport has a separate runway for cargo aircraft.
- The aircraft took off from Chennai at six in the morning.
+ 2 more examples
- Engineers inspect every aircraft before it leaves the hangar.
- Several military aircraft flew over the parade ground.
Synonyms plane aeroplane jet helicopter
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
aircraft (same singular and plural)
Aircraft has the same form in the singular and plural; never write aircrafts.
'Aircraft' का singular और plural रूप एक ही है; 'aircrafts' कभी न लिखें।
- The air force bought twelve new aircraft.
- An aircraft landed on the runway.
a / an aircraft + verb
Use a singular verb with a single aircraft, and a plural verb when the meaning is more than one.
एक विमान के लिए singular verb और एक से अधिक के लिए plural verb का प्रयोग होता है।
- The aircraft is ready for take-off.
- Three aircraft were parked near the hangar.
aircraft + noun
It combines with nouns to name a type or a part: aircraft carrier, aircraft engine, aircraft factory.
यह nouns के साथ जुड़कर किसी प्रकार या अंग का नाम बताता है: aircraft carrier, aircraft engine, aircraft factory।
- INS Vikrant is an aircraft carrier.
a piece of aircraft is wrong; an aircraft is right
Do not write a piece of aircraft; count with numbers, as in two aircraft, or say an aircraft.
'A piece of aircraft' न लिखें; संख्या के साथ गिनें, जैसे 'two aircraft', या 'an aircraft' कहें।
- Two aircraft were parked near the hangar.
+Collocations 4
type + aircraft
militarycivilcargopassengerfighter
- A cargo aircraft carried relief material to the flood area.
verb + aircraft
flylandgroundrefuelmanufacture
- The pilot landed the aircraft safely.
aircraft + noun
carrierenginecrashmaintenancehangar
- Aircraft maintenance requires careful checks.
aircraft + part
enginewingcabincockpitfuselage
- The aircraft engine was checked.
“More examples 5
- Hindustan Aeronautics builds aircraft in Bengaluru.
हिंदुस्तान एयरोनॉटिक्स बेंगलुरु में विमान बनाती है।
- The aircraft took off ten minutes late.
विमान ने दस मिनट देर से उड़ान भरी।
- The old aircraft was kept in a museum.
पुराना विमान एक संग्रहालय में रखा गया था।
- Several aircraft were grounded because of fog.
कोहरे के कारण कई विमानों की उड़ान रोक दी गई।
- An aircraft needs regular safety checks.
विमान को नियमित सुरक्षा जाँच की आवश्यकता होती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The airport handles many aircrafts every day.
✓ The airport handles many aircraft every day.
Aircraft stays the same in the plural.
'Aircraft' plural में भी वही रहता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three fly, but they differ in size, purpose and how they stay in the air.
तीनों उड़ते हैं, पर आकार, उद्देश्य और हवा में टिके रहने के तरीके में अंतर है।
The general word for any machine that flies.
उड़ने वाली किसी भी मशीन के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- The aircraft landed on time.
A large aircraft that carries passengers.
बड़ा विमान जो यात्रियों को ले जाता है।
- The airliner carried 300 passengers.
A balloon-like aircraft with engines, filled with light gas.
इंजन वाला गुब्बारे जैसा यान, जो हल्की गैस से भरा होता है।
- The airship floated slowly.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Aircraft is the same in singular and plural ('two aircraft', not 'aircrafts'), like sheep, deer and species.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: aircraft singular और plural में समान है ('two aircraft', 'aircrafts' नहीं), sheep, deer और species की तरह।