airliner

noun

Definition of airlinernext
as in airplane

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Recent Examples of airliner But those headrests tended to remain on a simpler platform, with a more limited number of adjustment options than the new Emirates headrests, which are designed by the airliner interior design firm Safran Seats. — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 Budget airliner, Frontier, is also getting Wi-Fi for the first time. — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 14 July 2026 The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away. — Dan Kelly july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 Boeing developed the platform from the commercial 737 Next Generation airliner before extensively modifying it for military operations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for airliner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airliner
  1. airplane
  2. plane
  3. aircraft
  4. aeroplane
  5. liner
  6. airframe
  7. ship
  8. jetliner
Noun
  • Boeing’s Immediate Priority Is Execution Boeing entered the second half of 2026 with a record $715 billion backlog, including more than 6,200 commercial airplanes.
    — Alex Krutz, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Bird remains recovered from airplane strikes, called snarge, are sent to the Smithsonian Institution’s lab in Washington DC, where they are analyzed to determine the species.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after three different planes landing or taking off at O'Hare had tires blown out in just one week.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As the plane descends, a lush landscape of verdant mountains that flow down into charming villages, beaches, and the crystal-clear waters beyond appears.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • And by coincidence, NIAC awarded funding to another research group, led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that was interested in using EHD propulsion for Earthborne aircraft.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Britain mobilized dozens of civilian vessels within days of the outbreak of the war, using commercial ships to transport aircraft, fuel and other supplies.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • The occasional booing of famous England players has been an integral part of the Wembley experience over the years, almost as commonplace as paper aeroplanes.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of aeroplane
Noun
  • The National Tunnel needs a 295-foot steel liner, similar to work used to repair the Greer Tunnel two years ago in Peters Township.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Skin tints, blurring balms, four kinds of lip liner—amid an increasing bevy of products to choose between, choice paralysis begs the question of what a makeup routine actually requires.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of liner
Noun
  • Now, Archer, working in close partnership with Anduril, has introduced the Halo, a commercial variant sharing the same core airframe and systems, sans the weaponry.
    — David Szondy August 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • These include possible improvements to the airframe, engine integration, and aerodynamic design, suggesting that engineers are continuing to evaluate and enhance the aircraft through successive flight tests.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of airframe
Noun
  • And the dangers faced by vessels attempting to navigate the crucial waterway was underlined Thursday night when the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its ships had been attacked in the strait.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • All other ships added to the class will also use steam systems under the president’s directive.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • JetBlue employees found Sammuel Lackey, 32, sleeping aboard a 2012 Airbus A320 during a routine interior inspection prior to moving the jetliner early Sunday, according to an arrest affidavit by the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Tupolev Tu-104 was a type of jetliner originally designed to transport 50 passengers.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of jetliner

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