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Aircraft vs Gyroplane - What's the difference?

aircraft | gyroplane |

As nouns the difference between aircraft and gyroplane

is that aircraft is a vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift while gyroplane is any aircraft that obtains lift from both rotating blades and small wings.

aircraft

English

(wikipedia aircraft)

Noun

(aircraft)
  • A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

    • Usage notes

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

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * aircraft carrier * model aircraft * rocket aircraft

    Related terms

    * spacecraft * watercraft

    See also

    * aeroplane (UK), airplane (US) English invariant nouns English words suffixed with -craft

    gyroplane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any aircraft that obtains lift from both rotating blades and small wings
  • An autogyro