wide-body
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- noun
- /ˈwaɪdˌbɑdi/
- Specialized
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- The 747 was 2.5 times the size of the 707 and the world's first wide-body aircraft.
- wide-body jet
- wide-body aircraft
- wide-body plane
Examples
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Toyota reacted next with the wide-body Camry in 1992, 69.7 OAW.
Blog text (20) -
They once only had a single aisle; and now they have multiple aisles on wide-body models.
Academic text (2007) -
And there I saw a wide-body jet
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A wide-body jet screams through the clouds.
Fiction book (1998) -
While waiting on a wide-body that was flying from the East Coast to Dallas, I overheard a conversation two rows back.
Blog text (5) -
The plane was a wide-body DC-10 with two aisles.
Fiction book (1991) -
Carriers have increasingly used the 777 as a fuel-efficient alternative to other wide-body jets, particularly for long-haul trans-oceanic flights.
Blog text (32) -
The introduction of wide-body (jumbo jets) in the early 1970s was the real game changer as they reduced seat/mile costs so significantly while still offering the advantage of relative speed (600 mph) and comfort.
Blog text (1) -
These new passenger and freight aircraft will include 690 single-aisle aircraft, more than 230 twin-aisle medium to long-range wide-body aircraft, and close to 100 very large aircraft such as the A380.
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The new airport terminal can handle many wide-body aircraft at once, making travel more efficient.
Synonyms
A large passenger plane with two aisles that carries many people
A large airplane with two aisles that divide seats into three sections
Antonyms
- Specialized
An airplane with one aisle that airlines often use on short or domestic flights
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wide-body comes from the everyday words wide ('broad') and body ('main part'). It names an airplane whose main cabin is 'wide' so it can have two aisles and more seats, which is why wide-body means a large two-aisle commercial aircraft.