Synonyms of jetlinernext
: a jet-propelled airliner

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JetBlue employees found Sammuel Lackey, 32, sleeping aboard a 2012 Airbus A320 during a routine interior inspection prior to moving the jetliner early Sunday, according to an arrest affidavit by the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday approved the smallest model of Boeing's Max jetliners for commercial service nearly a decade after the aircraft manufacturer first unveiled the plane. ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 The Tupolev Tu-104 was a type of jetliner originally designed to transport 50 passengers. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026 Generating enough force to lift their dense, commercial-jetliner-sized bodies would end up breaking their bones. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for jetliner

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First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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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 12 Aug. 2026.

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