jetliner

noun

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

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The probe into the Air India crash, which killed 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground, is focused on the fuel control switches of the Boeing 787 jetliner. Reuters, NBC news, 25 July 2025 The Federal Aviation Administration is extending its ban on U.S. jetliners flying into Haiti’s capital until September. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 The deal will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before the crashes, according to court papers filed Friday. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 23 May 2025 On January 29, a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in Washington, D.C., killing 67 people. Theo Burman john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for jetliner

Word History

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 27 Aug. 2025.

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