jetliner

noun

jet·​lin·​er ˈjet-ˌlī-nər How to pronounce jetliner (audio)
Synonyms of jetlinernext
: a jet-propelled airliner

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Boeing's 787 aircraft is the only commercial jetliner that does not draw air through the aircraft's engine. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 The roughly 3,000-square-foot residence offers floor-to-ceiling glass, a deck with jetliner views, a rich red home theater, and an open-concept living space set high above the Sunset Strip. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2025 The company said its jetliner deliveries drove it back into cash-positive territory for the first time in nearly two years in October. Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025 Many of my co-workers had previously worked at the Boeing aircraft company and reeled off rollicking facts about how during the steep, screaming plunge before a jetliner crash the passengers’ internal organs will actually begin to liquify. Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jetliner

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First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jetliner was in 1949

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“Jetliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jetliner. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

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