wide-body aircraft
- noun
- /ˈwaɪdˌbɑdi ˈɛrˌkræft/
- Specialized
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avión de fuselaje ancho
- The 747 was 2.5 times the size of the 707 and the world's first wide-body aircraft.
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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 747 was the world's first wide-body aircraft, designed to carry many passengers across long distances.
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Many airports have special gates for large wide-body aircraft like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380.
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In the 1970s, airlines introduced the wide-body aircraft class to accommodate more passengers and improve efficiency.
Synonyms
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A large plane used by airlines to carry many passengers
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A very large airplane that carries many people on long flights
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A large passenger plane with two aisles and a wide cabin
A large passenger plane with two aisles that carries many people
A large airplane with two aisles that divide seats into three sections
A very large jet plane that carries many people on long flights
Antonyms
- Specialized
A passenger plane with one aisle that is used for short or medium flights
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
wide-body + aircraft
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'wide-body aircraft' is an aircraft whose body (fuselage) is wide, so a learner who knows 'wide', 'body' (as the main part of something), and 'aircraft' can infer it denotes a large airplane with a broad fuselage. This compound follows straightforward English noun-modifier composition and similar phrases exist in many languages, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The name wide-body aircraft comes from the plane's shape: its wide body is big enough for two aisles and many seats. So the term now means 'a large commercial airliner with two passenger aisles and many seats'.