wide-body

noun

ˈwīd-ˌbä-dē 

: a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin

Examples of wide-body in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The carrier is also in the market for new wide-body planes and has been evaluating options from Boeing and Airbus. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

That phone is the successor to last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, but the Z Fold 8 is new—the company’s first wide-body foldable designed for media over multitasking. — ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

Carriers globally have been tightening their cabin layouts to squeeze in extra rows, but Qatar Airways has opted for the opposite, pushing the boundaries of the wide-body fuselage. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026

The front portion of the wide-body aircraft appeared to lie flat on the tarmac. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wide-body

• afterbody
• antibody
• busybody
• everybody
• autoantibody
• bawdy
• body
• gaudy
• khadi
• mahdi
• noddy
• oddi