Airbus
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3.4
- proper noun
- /ˈɛrˌbəs/
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Airbus
- The Airbus A380 is known for its impressive capacity and advanced technology.
- Airbus A380
- Airbus A320
- Airbus aircraft
And so because of that, if you're a Boeing customer, the cost of pulling out and switching the Airbus is I think just too high, too far down the road.
- And so because of that, if you're a Boeing customer, the cost of pulling out and switching the Airbus is I think just too high, too far down the road.
- And I learnt the trade by I was doing Airbus T-shirts at the time.
Examples
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Can we buy an Airbus A-380?
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As the new Airbus A380 prepares for its first flight at the Paris Air Show, it has caught the imagination of the industry and public like no other plane in recent memory.
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Given what is happening in Europe these days, I'm surprised that Airbus is doing this.
Blog text (6) -
The largest ever built, the Airbus A380.
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Airbus has listened to its customers and recognized the emergence of new competitors in this decade.
Academic text (2010) -
Inside the A350 assembly plant in Toulouse, southern France, Airbus is now putting together the first flyable A350.
Blog text (10) -
About 7,000 Boeing 737s, introduced in 1969, and about 5,000 Airbus A320s (first produced in 1988) have been delivered.
Academic text (2012) -
During the airshow, the Airbus A320 performed several breathtaking maneuvers.
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Airbus has announced plans to develop a new environmentally friendly aircraft.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Airbus = air + bus (semi-transparent) = air + bus
The components 'air' + 'bus' are clear and suggest 'a vehicle for passengers in the air', but the headword is a corporate proper name (and a manufacturer) rather than a literal compound noun, so the relation is not fully directly inferable for learners.
Etymology
Airbus is a modern name made of air and bus, so it suggests a 'bus' in the sky that carries many people. That's why it is the name of a European company that makes large passenger airplanes.