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

Looking to innovation as jet fuel prices rise Having the extended 500-mile range would enable the ES-30 hybrid-electric airliner to operate in popular short-haul corridors that connect major US and European cities. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Coen, however, said that the X-59 is not a prototype for an airliner. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Crew on the airliners typically include flight attendants, a physician, an executive chef, expedition leaders, experts, and a photographer. — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026

On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 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