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Vehicle vs Aircraft - What's the difference?

vehicle | aircraft |

As nouns the difference between vehicle and aircraft

is that vehicle is a conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals while aircraft is a vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

vehicle

Noun

(en noun)
  • A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.
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  • A medium for expression of talent or views.
  • A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).
  • An entity to achieve an end.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author= Ed Pilkington
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  • (Buddhism) A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
  • (Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits
  • Synonyms

    * (Hinduism) vahan

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * long vehicle * in-vehicle * vehicular

    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

    See also

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