jumbo jet

noun

: a very large airplane that can carry many passengers

Examples of jumbo jet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The stainless-steel Super Heavy booster is larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024 The Super Heavy booster, as long as and wider than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, will descend vertically on the power of its Raptor engines and slow to a near-hover, allowing two mechanical catch arms to close and capture the stainless steel booster over the launch mount. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024 The narrow-body plane was soon dwarfed by Boeing’s groundbreaking and more glamorous jumbo jet, the 747, which could fit more than 500 people, and in some configurations, a piano bar. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 July 2024 Boeing then introduced Americans to the jet age, launching four new successful airplanes in just over a decade – the 707, 727, 737 and 747, the world's first jumbo jet – all while building the rockets that helped put a man on the moon. Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 7 July 2024 This is important to lay the groundwork for future flights, when SpaceX wants to bring the Super Heavy booster—the size of the fuselage of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet—to a landing back at its launch pad. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 4 June 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 Starship is made of stainless steel and measures about 164 feet (50 meters) tall with a diameter of 29.5 feet (9 meters), wider than the fuselage of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 24 July 2023 The engine has been used on a number of wide-body jets, including older versions of Boeing Co.’s 747 jumbo jet. Albertina Torsoli, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023

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“Jumbo jet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumbo%20jet. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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