airline

1 of 2

noun (1)

air·​line ˈer-ˌlīn 

: an air transportation system including its equipment, routes, operating personnel, and management

air line

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a straight line through the air between two points

Examples of airline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Amazon has suspended ties with a cargo airline operating the plane that crashed at Miami International Airport a week ago. — Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Furthermore, Forum Film Ltd has acquired multiple territories including Israel, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, with worldwide airlines handled by Skeye Inflight Entertainment. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

His strategy at United has been all about proving that an airline can be something more. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Additionally, airlines are making moves for the fall and even the winter, extending seasonal flight routes beyond their usual September cutoffs. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1844, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1813, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airline

• affine
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline
• canine

Kids Definition

airline

noun

air·​line -ˌlīn 

: a system of transportation by airplanes including its routes, equipment, and workers