jumbo jet

noun

: a very large airplane that can carry many passengers

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Lachlan Murdoch now pilots that jumbo jet with plenty of clear skies. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026 The administration has spent the last year retrofitting the Qatari jumbo jet for presidential use. — Arden Farhi, CBS News, 19 June 2026 The company revolutionized air travel with the 747 jumbo jet in the 1960s and played a key role in the Space Race. — John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The world’s largest operating steam locomotive will chug through Northern California next month, its glossy black front emitting bursts of steam and its frame stretching more than half the length of a jumbo jet. — Brooke Park, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jumbo jet

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“Jumbo jet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumbo%20jet. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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