airliner

noun

air·​lin·​er ˈer-ˌlī-nər How to pronounce airliner (audio)
: an airplane operated by an airline

Examples of airliner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While the airliner was not found, the company did discover other shipwrecks, whose locations could be sold to treasure hunters. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Though the airliner managed to depart unscathed, both Spirit Airlines and American Airlines canceled their flights out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Miami International Airports into Port-au-Prince. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024 Canada’s flag carrier even mentions that nose gear tires have an even shorter lifespan through steering the airliner on the ground. Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024 Airbus Industrie was set up in 1970 to help Europe compete with airliner market leader Boeing Co of the U.S. Neil Winton, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Video showed a large plume of smoke and flames erupt as the airliner landed and continued down the the runway. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024 No passenger lives were lost on either commercial airliner—an incredibly fortunate outcome that's no thanks to luck alone. Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2024 At the same time, Boeing was trying to put out a huge public-relations and safety crisis caused by a harrowing near disaster involving its 737 Max line of airliners. Liz Alderman, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024 So far, public attention has fallen primarily on Boeing, one of only two major airliner manufacturers globally. Tony Romm, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airliner was in 1908

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Cite this Entry

“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

airliner

noun
air·​lin·​er -ˌlī-nər How to pronounce airliner (audio)
: an airplane operated by an airline
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