jumbo jet

noun

: a very large airplane that can carry many passengers

Examples of jumbo jet in a Sentence

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In 1986, four hijackers who had seized a Pan Am jumbo jet on the ground in Karachi, Pakistan, opened fire on the jet’s passengers; a total of 20 passengers and crew members were killed before Pakistani commandos stormed the jetliner. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Trump this month started flying aboard the new jumbo jet, which has far more comforts and luxury accessories, after accepting the plane as a gift from the oil-rich Middle East ally. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Emirates, the airline of the United Arab Emirates, is the first company to buy the Airbus A3XX, the new generation of jumbo jet airliner; an order is placed for 10 of the huge craft. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

The administration has spent the last year retrofitting the Qatari jumbo jet for presidential use. — Arden Farhi, CBS News, 19 June 2026

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