What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Aircraft vs Nimrod - What's the difference?

aircraft | nimrod |

As nouns the difference between aircraft and nimrod

is that aircraft is a vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift while nimrod is (chiefly|us|informal|pejorative) a silly or foolish person; an idiot.

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

    nimrod

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, informal, pejorative) A silly or foolish person; An idiot.
    • Don't stick your fingers in the fan, you nimrod !

    Synonyms

    * (pejorative term meaning idiot ): doofus, fathead, lamebrain, numbskull * See also

    References

    * What exactly is a Nimrod? * The American Heritage Dictionary – nimrod English eponyms