airliner

noun

air·​lin·​er ˈer-ˌlī-nər 

: an airplane operated by an airline

Examples of airliner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The core is the development of high-temperature fuel cells, which are essential for meeting the intense, sustained power demands of heavy commercial airliners. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

Budget airliner, Frontier, is also getting Wi-Fi for the first time. — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Nevertheless, his various campaigns have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on chartered private flights, which generally have a 5-20 times higher carbon footprint per passenger than commercial airliners. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026

The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away. — Dan Kelly july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airliner

• combiner
• designer
• diviner
• eyeliner
• headliner
• pulvinar
• recliner
• refiner
• diner
• finer
• liner
• miner

Kids Definition

airliner

noun

air·​lin·​er -ˌlī-nər 

: an airplane operated by an airline