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Boeing

Boeing

141 3.7
A large American company that designs and builds airplanes
  • proper noun
  • /ˈboʊɪŋ/
translation icon : Boeing
  • Major expansions by Microsoft and Boeing in neighboring communities have also meant an influx of new residents for Skagit.
  • the Boeing Company
  • Boeing designed
  • Boeing has built

Because of those challenges, Boeing focuses on sustainable fuels.

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Examples

  • Deng set out right away to tour the United States, where he visited factories like Ford and Boeing to better understand how modern manufacturing worked.

  • Now after his comments, Boeing stock took an immediate sharp turn downward.

  • Nobody at Boeing decided to make ship planes.

  • Then I went to work for Boeing, building rocket ships.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • For example, Boeing does not need to run the cooling tower fans.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The proposal was motivated by research at Boeing and other organizations on engineering education and training.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Because of those challenges, Boeing focuses on sustainable fuels.

  • In 1994, one of seven Boeing jets delivered was in the hands of Chinese airlines.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Perhaps the largest mass-produced icon is the Boeing 747, the first true jumbo jet.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Boeing is known for developing advanced aircraft that are used by airlines around the world.

Synonyms

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A company that designs and makes large passenger planes

is broader and includes aerospace products beyond commercial planes

Compounds

9.1

A large jet military plane that flies long distances to drop bombs

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Boeing is the name of a large American company and it comes from the surname of its founder, William Boeing. So Boeing as a company name means the business started by the Boeing family.