airliner

noun

Definition of airlinernext
as in airplane

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of airliner On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026 Small wonder the Comet, the world's first jet airliner, made its debut there, as did the Concorde in 1970. — David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026 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 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
  • Ships book slots to transit, similar to how passengers book seats on airplanes in advance.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The pilots would not have been able to even see that airplane approaching them.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • DayGlo pigments were used extensively during World War II to make fluorescent fabric panels for US ground troops, while DayGlo’s black light paints were used on Navy aircraft carriers to enable planes to land at night.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP Flight 103 was 31,000 feet over Lockerbie when a bomb in the plane's forward cargo area exploded 38 minutes after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • In addition to the main event, there will also be a prerace show and flyovers of military aircraft, which swooped and boomed over the city during the July Fourth celebrations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Similar experiments have already shown that photons can be transmitted from aircraft to ground stations, pointing toward mobile and satellite-based quantum networks.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 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 liner immediately started peeling, and algae formed at the top of the pool, with pieces of lining floating on top.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Rookie Spencer Jones had an RBI double in the second and also made a diving catch in right field on Alejandro Kirk’s sinking liner in the sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of liner
Noun
  • Their approach relies on an existing airframe, potentially giving the Marine Corps a faster route toward an operational collaborative combat aircraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of airframe
Noun
  • In recent weeks, family members of Lincoln service members voiced worries about deteriorating mental health conditions aboard the ship, as well as sanitary conditions and food shortages.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Other sailors described to CNN conditions unlike their previous deployments, largely because of the war, which stopped the ship from making stops at friendly ports.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 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

Browse Nearby Words

airless
airliner
airliners
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airliner. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of devolve

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Why do we say 'break a leg'?

16 Glee-ridden Words from Schitt's Creek
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
alt-684346df967d5
Add A Letter Quiz Pick the letter that goes in the same spot in fou...
See All