jetliner

noun

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

Examples of jetliner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Earlier this month, in a move that shocked the industry, the company pleaded guilty to a criminal fraud charge related to two crashes of its 737 Max jetliner. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 July 2024 Boeing's plea deal, hammered out over weeks of deliberations with the Department of Justice, is related to the 737 Max jetliner crashes in 2018 and 2019 that resulted in 346 deaths. David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 Business & Economy The Big Story Boeing to plead guilty to felony after deadly crashes Boeing is set to plead guilty in the criminal case over two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 July 2024 Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people after the government determined the company violated an agreement that had protected it from prosecution for more than three years, the Justice Department said Sunday night. David Koenig, Fortune, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for jetliner 

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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 Jul. 2024.

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