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

Then, in July, whatever remained of the truce between the Saudis and the Houthis collapsed, after the Saudis, who control Yemen’s airspace, refused to let an Iranian airliner land at the airport in Sana’a. — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

More than 35 aircraft — from fighter jets to commercial airliners — reside at the Aerospace Museum of California’s outdoor airpark, just a stone’s throw from Sacramento’s McClellan Airport. — Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Flight 77 struck the building’s western face, killing 184 people — 125 inside and 59 aboard the airliner. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026

Eliminating the ban would pave the way for airliners that cut travel times in half without disturbing people on the ground. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 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