airliner

noun

air·​lin·​er ˈer-ˌlī-nər How to pronounce airliner (audio)
Synonyms of airlinernext
: an airplane operated by an airline

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Emirates, the airline of the United Arab Emirates, is the first company to buy the Airbus A3XX, the new generation of jumbo jet airliner; an order is placed for 10 of the huge craft. Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Cooler heads prevail An airliner comes in to land at Heathrow Airport, London. Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 July 2026 In the 1960s, the US government and major aircraft manufacturers were keen to be in on the race to build the first supersonic airliner. David Szondy july 02, New Atlas, 2 July 2026 That could pave the way for the possible return of commercial supersonic airliners—as long as such aircraft can reduce the ground-level impacts of their sonic booms. Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for airliner

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airliner was in 1908

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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airliner. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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airliner

noun
air·​lin·​er -ˌlī-nər How to pronounce airliner (audio)
: an airplane operated by an airline

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