: a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin

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The company is gaining momentum with higher production rates and strong net order value, outpacing Airbus in wide-body orders and overall order value. Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025 The airline announced Rome as its third wide-body, international route out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 3 June 2025 This marks the third wide-body, international route served by the Alaska Air Group (the parent company for Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian, the latter of which was acquired in September 2024) out of its global gateway at Seattle. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 3 June 2025 In previous postseasons — many of which ended with disappointing early eliminations — the Dodgers would use one wide-body plane to shuttle players, coaches, executives, staff, broadcasters and other members of their bloated playoff traveling party from city to city. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wide-body

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First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wide-body was in 1979

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“Wide-body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-body. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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