airliner

noun

air·​lin·​er ˈer-ˌlī-nər How to pronounce airliner (audio)
: an airplane operated by an airline

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The aircraft is the precursor to the development of Boom’s supersonic commercial airliner, Overture. Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after several airliners on approach to land at Washington Reagan National Airport Saturday morning received what appear to be false alarms from their onboard Traffic Collision Avoidance System. Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025 For commercial airliners, helicopters or fighter jets, the stakes are different. Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 The country remains unstable, with gang massacres and shots fired at commercial airliners. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airliner

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airliner was in 1908

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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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airliner

noun
air·​lin·​er -ˌlī-nər How to pronounce airliner (audio)
: an airplane operated by an airline

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