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

On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026

Small wonder the Comet, the world's first jet airliner, made its debut there, as did the Concorde in 1970. — David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026

But those headrests tended to remain on a simpler platform, with a more limited number of adjustment options than the new Emirates headrests, which are designed by the airliner interior design firm Safran Seats. — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

The core is the development of high-temperature fuel cells, which are essential for meeting the intense, sustained power demands of heavy commercial airliners. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 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