: a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin

Examples of wide-body in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The wide-body, three-class Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft has 354 seats across three cabins. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024 Unlike wide-body planes, narrow-body jets are sold in larger numbers and, thus, need to be churned out rapidly; Boeing and Airbus aim to produce dozens every month. Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 10 June 2024 For instance, on the KLM flight between Buenos Aires and Santiago, travelers might be able to fly business class on a wide-body jet, an option not typically available on short-haul domestic routes. Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024 The Dreamliner is a wide-body jet that is more fuel efficient than many other aircraft used for long trips, in part because of its lightweight composite construction. James Glanz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024 By Boom’s own estimates, the Overture will burn nearly three times as much fuel per seat on an average transatlantic flight than the latest wide-body jets from Airbus and Boeing, at a time when the aviation industry is focused on cutting — not growing — emissions. Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024 Demand for larger jets, bullish bets on travel growth and strains on planemakers’ ability to meet demand for single-aisle aircraft this decade is fueling a surge in wide-body orders. Danny Lee, Fortune Asia, 21 Mar. 2024 The airline is also in the process of trying to buy fellow West Coast carrier Hawaiian Airlines, which would expand its fleet to 365 narrow and wide-body aircraft. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024 Including the new order and existing wide-body deals, the airline now has 440 aircraft on order with deliveries extending into the next decade, American said. Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024

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Word History

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 19 Jun. 2024.

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