Craft (vehicle)
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In English the word craft since the 17th century has denoted a vehicle or watercraft/vessel that is used for transportation on the sea, in the air or in space. But it can be applied to fictional vessels such as time craft. It is primarily used as the root word to which prefixes are added, as in aircraft, hovercraft, watercraft, sailcraft and spacecraft.
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A boat is a watercraft.
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An aeroplane is an aircraft.
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A Space Shuttle is a spacecraft.
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A hovercraft is capable of traveling over relatively smooth surfaces.
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