airliner

noun

air·​lin·​er ˈer-ˌlī-nər How to pronounce airliner (audio)
: an airplane operated by an airline

Examples of airliner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The premise of the book asks the question: What would happen if a commercial airliner crashed into a nuclear power plant? T.j. Newman, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024 Yet Nike has failed to shrink one aspect of its carbon footprint that the two men directly influence: travel on the private jets, which emit far more carbon per passenger than commercial airliners. Rob Davis, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2024 Everything from the Baltimore bridge collapse to safety issues in airliners has been placed at the feet of increasing diversity among the workforce. Hadas Gold, CNN, 17 July 2024 All 367 passengers and 12 crew members exited the plane in 18 minutes as the blaze consumed the airliner. Sarah Douglass, Quartz, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for airliner 

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Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airliner was in 1908

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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.

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airliner

noun
air·​lin·​er -ˌlī-nər How to pronounce airliner (audio)
: an airplane operated by an airline
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