: a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin

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Modern wide-body aircraft have hidden crew rest compartments—separate from passengers—featuring bunks, seat belts, reading lights, and storage. Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2025 The terminal will have 31 gates, eight of which can accommodate wide-body aircraft used on international routes. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025 Emirates is Boeing's largest customer in terms of wide-body jets, and today's announcement takes the airline's total orderbook with Boeing to 315 widebody aircraft. Emma Graham, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025 Moments later, the plane’s left wing reportedly caught fire and an engine detached, sending the wide-body freighter crashing to the ground and erupting into a fireball. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 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 16 Dec. 2025.

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