airliner

noun

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

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Climbing into its flight deck, I was struck by how the cockpit, though spacious, felt less modern than that of most current commercial airliners. Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 Both the helicopter and airliner crashed into the Potomac River. David Shepardson, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025 The hijacker was killed when Turkish commandos stormed the airliner and freed the 40 passengers and crew. Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025 Small wonder that companies like British Aircraft Corporation were putting out publicity art showing the Anglo-French Concorde supersonic airliner in the livery of all the world's major airlines in anticipation of hundreds of sales. David Szondy october 28, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airliner

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 7 Nov. 2025.

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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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