jetliner

noun

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

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Deals, a jetliner and lifted Syria sanctions In Qatar, Trump will take part in a second glittering state dinner and seek to strike commercial deals. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 15 May 2025 Data provided to the Miami Herald show that the closures last year and an ongoing Federal Aviation Administration ban on U.s. jetliners landing at Toussaint Louverture shows there were less than 180,000 airline travelers to Haiti last year. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025 Other Boeing safety issues The incident comes after a string of safety issues for Boeing, which has faced investigations and lawsuits for two crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners that killed a total of 346 people. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 June 2025 The 787, a widebody twin-engine jetliner, was introduced in 2009 and has become a key component of long-haul fleets around the world. Hannah Parry barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 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 15 Jul. 2025.

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