jumbo jet

noun

: a very large airplane that can carry many passengers

Examples of jumbo jet in a Sentence

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British Airways' overhaul of the cabins on its 12 A380s is also a bet on the jumbo jet, which many carriers have retired in recent years, opting for smaller, more fuel-efficient jets. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

That giant part boat, part ship stretched out longer than an Airbus A380 super jumbo jet and could reach a top speed of 340 miles per hour. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

The Qataris did not give Trump a $400 million jumbo jet merely out of friendship. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Hosts Katie Couric and Matt Lauer were on the phone, talking with witnesses in Manhattan who were breathlessly describing how a jumbo jet had just flown into the second building. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

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