aerodyne

noun

Definition of aerodynenext
as in aircraft

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  1. aircraft
  2. airframe
  3. airship
  4. airplane
  5. ship
  6. plane
  7. helicopter
  8. tractor
Noun
  • The French Navy’s Falcon 50, along with two British lifeboats and two British aircraft, has been deployed in the search.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The aircraft will maximize the defensive potential of Qatar's F-15QAs, Rafales, and Typhoons, allowing for extended surveillance and interception missions, reinforcing a defensive posture rather than offensive strikes.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • Their approach relies on an existing airframe, potentially giving the Marine Corps a faster route toward an operational collaborative combat aircraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Now, Archer, working in close partnership with Anduril, has introduced the Halo, a commercial variant sharing the same core airframe and systems, sans the weaponry.
    — David Szondy August 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of airframe
Noun
  • Brown says the company plans a blimp that can stay aloft for 24 hours or more within a year, which raises the question of what an advertising airship does at night.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Emphasizing that any drone can be a threat in a restricted area, the FBI referred to an incident last year during the LA fires when a man flew his drone into a Super Scooper water dropping airship, grounding it for five days.
    — Tom Wait, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of airship
Noun
  • By then, the airplane was already airborne after being cleared for takeoff.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Chafin’s side even employed airplanes to drop gas and homemade explosives on the miners.
    — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Aug. 27, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • The ambassador, a 69-year-old Texan billionaire, insisted on installing it, to have a place for the ship owner’s family to hang out, maybe flip an omelet for themselves.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, Iran has resumed attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the US has reinstated its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • Over the past three seasons, the Yellowjackets, the New Jersey girls soccer team lost in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash, have been trying to survive harsh weather, a lack of food and medical care — and one another.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Barry Hankerson accused Jomo Hankerson of mishandling travel arrangements for a Bahamas trip more than 25 years ago that ended in a plane crash that killed the 22-year-old singer and eight others, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • Soar over the landscape by helicopter, touching down in some of the country’s most secluded locations, with not another soul in sight.
    — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Nepal’s disaster-management authority said 3,253 people had been airlifted by helicopter from the disaster area.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of helicopter
Noun
  • The California Highway Patrol's Modesto office said on the freeway, just south of Stuhr Road, and involved a sedan and a tractor-trailer.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Along with the maze, the farm has two jump pads, a hay maze and hay pyramid, an apple train, a kid’s corn pit, mega slide, tire mountain, bubble barn, confusion maze, tractor rides and other activities.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of tractor
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“Aerodyne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerodyne. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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