: a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin

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American is planning to order new wide-body aircraft this year and will add more high-yielding premium seats to older jets, Isom said. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 July 2026 That phone is the successor to last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, but the Z Fold 8 is new—the company’s first wide-body foldable designed for media over multitasking. ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026 Carriers globally have been tightening their cabin layouts to squeeze in extra rows, but Qatar Airways has opted for the opposite, pushing the boundaries of the wide-body fuselage. Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026 The front portion of the wide-body aircraft appeared to lie flat on the tarmac. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wide-body

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First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wide-body was in 1979

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“Wide-body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-body. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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