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airbus

airbus

1 3.2
A large plane that carries people on short or medium trips
  • noun
  • /ˈɛrˌbəs/
translation icon : airbus
  • And the the same Sheik is ordering a Airbus for his, one of these big Airbus airplanes for his personal plane and he's having it plated with gold leaf.

Examples

  • On another yawn, she glanced out the window and followed the rattling journey of an aging airbus hauling laborers not fortunate enough to work in the city or by their home links.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • After a long delay, the airbus finally landed safely, allowing passengers to disembark and collect their luggage.

  • The airbus will await you in Cagliari.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • How Captain Sullenberger glided an airbus onto the Hudson for a safe landing with no loss of life.

    Blog text (4)
  • Captain Sullenberger, who safely landed an airbus in the Hudson River - saving the lives of 150 passengers?

  • Dr. Franks, I have one job at the moment, which is to get you onto a A400 airbus sitting on a tarmac at Dover ASAP.

  • The airbus will take off from the airport shortly, carrying passengers to their holiday destination.

  • During the flight, the airbus provided comfortable seating and refreshments for all the travelers.

Synonyms

airliner
vsairbus
58 2.6

A large plane used by airlines to carry many passengers

adds that it is subsonic and built for short to medium distances
jetliner
vsairbus
17 3.5

A large plane with jet engines that carries people between cities

specifies that it flies subsonic for short to medium distances
jet plane
vsairbus
7 2.7

A fast plane that uses jet engines to fly high

is about being a large subsonic passenger aircraft for short to medium distances

How Big

jumbo jet
9 3.0
wide-body aircraft
  • Specialized
3.9
airbus
1 3.2
light plane
1 3.7

Surface Forms

airbus singular
airbuses plural

Morphology

airbus = air + bus (transparent) = air + bus

Formed as a straightforward compound 'air' + 'bus' meaning a vehicle for carrying passengers through the air, so the meaning is directly deducible.

Etymology

The word airbus comes from joining air and bus, so it is like 'a bus in the air' that carries many people. So an airbus is a large passenger airplane made to carry groups of people on short or medium flights.