airliner
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌlaɪnər/
- The US and Russia have test-flown commercial airliners with jet engines modified to burn hydrogen.
- a commercial airliner
- jet airliner
- an airliner with passengers
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Watch on YouTubeAnd there were a few cases where it accidentally shot down a commercial airliner.
- And there were a few cases where it accidentally shot down a commercial airliner.
- And all we hear is another plane, a commercial airliner almost hit.
- So I flew by down to mezzanine and surely I got on a airliner twin engine.
- These rockets put commercial airliners at risk, and instead they're taking the bait and they're talking about DEI.
Examples
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Many aviation historians regard the Douglas DC-3 as the greatest airliner ever built.
Academic text (2003) -
If you're flying in a regular airliner, how high are you flying there?
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And all we hear is another plane, a commercial airliner almost hit.
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But point is, we were flying into conditions that no airliner ever goes into ever, ever.
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I understand it's a commercial airliner, sir.
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I hear the new airliner is a great success.
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This year, it's the first entirely new airliner of the 21st century.
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A Royal Air Maroc airliner crashed near Agadir in August of 1994.
Fiction book (1998) -
That's a commercial airliner.
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The new airliner has advanced technology to improve passenger comfort.
Synonyms
587
2.5
A machine that flies like an airplane or helicopter
518
1.0
A flying machine with fixed wings that carries people or goods through the air
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1.3
A machine with wings and an engine that flies to carry people or goods
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2.7
A fast plane that uses jet engines to fly high
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3.5
A large plane with jet engines that carries people between cities
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3.0
A very large airplane that carries many people on long flights
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3.2
A large plane that carries people on short or medium trips
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3.9
A large passenger plane with two aisles that carries many people
1
5.8
An airplane with one aisle that airlines often use on short or domestic flights
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3.6
A very large jet plane that carries many people on long flights
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4.6
A large passenger plane with two aisles that carries many people
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4.8
A passenger plane with one aisle that is used for short or medium flights
A plane with one aisle used for short or medium flights
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Etymology
Airliner is made from air and liner. A liner was a large ship that sailed on a regular 'route', so an airliner is a big passenger plane that flies set routes, like a ship in the sky.