different between aircraft vs copilot

English

Etymology

From air +? craft.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??.k???ft/, /??.k???ft/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???.k?æft/, /???.k?æft/

Noun

aircraft (plural aircraft)

1. A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift

Usage notes

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

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:aircraft

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• aeroplane (UK), airplane (US)

English

Alternative forms

• co-pilot (British spelling)

Etymology

co- +? pilot

Noun

copilot (plural copilots)

1. A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.

Synonyms

• second pilot
• number two

Translations

Verb

copilot (third-person singular simple present copilots, present participle copiloting, simple past and past participle copiloted)

1. To serve as relief or assistant pilot.

Catalan

Etymology

co- +? pilot

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

copilot m or f (plural copilots)

1. copilot

Further reading

• “copilot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “copilot” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “copilot” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Romanian

Etymology

From French copilote

Noun

copilot m (plural copilo?i)

1. copilot

Declension