jetliner

noun

jet·​lin·​er ˈjet-ˌlī-nər How to pronounce jetliner (audio)
: a jet-propelled airliner

Examples of jetliner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The dual hearings were a sign of the intense pressure on Boeing since a door-plug panel blew off a 737 Max jetliner during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. David Koenig, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024 The company has been pushed into crisis mode since a door-plug panel blew off a 737 Max jetliners during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. David Koenig, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024 An engineer at Boeing said Wednesday that the aircraft company, in rushing to produce as many planes as possible, is taking manufacturing shortcuts that could lead to jetliners breaking apart. David Koenig, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024 The emergency grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max 9 jetliner cost United Airlines $200 million in the first three months of this year, the airline said, blaming the disruption for its failure to turn a quarterly profit. Leo Sands, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024 Before the war, the Ukrainians proved themselves to the Americans by collecting intercepts that helped prove Russia’s involvement in the 2014 downing of a commercial jetliner, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024 The company has built legendary jetliners for more than 60 years, from the Boeing 707 transatlantic pioneer to the distinctive 747, the jumbo jet with a piano bar. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 That changed in January, when a panel plugging the space reserved for an unused emergency door blew off an Alaska Airlines jetliner 16,000 feet above Oregon. David Koenig, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024 Flying two times faster than a current jetliner necessarily uses a fair bit more fuel in the process. Tim Stevens, The Verge, 22 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jetliner was in 1949

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“Jetliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jetliner. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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