: a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin

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Since the crash, Air India has cancelled operations of a total of 83 wide-body flights, including 66 Dreamliner, according to data shared by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, India’s aviation safety regulator. Rajesh Roy, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025 The 787 Dreamliner is a wide-body, twin-engine plane. Shane Croucher john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 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 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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