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

Low-flying airliners are, however, part of South African rugby history. — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

According to Guinness World Records, the device was found intact despite falling from an altitude more than three times higher than a typical commercial airliner’s cruising height. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Wittman Regional Airport becomes the world’s busiest airport during the week of AirVenture handling everything from private planes to current military aircraft to jet airliners to vintage World War II and Korean War aircraft. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 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