jumbo jet

noun

1. a widebody jet airliner.

jumbo jet

noun

1. informal.
   a type of large jet-propelled airliner that carries several hundred passengers

Word History and Origins

Origin of jumbo jet¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

From the football field at St. Bernard High in Playa del Rey, you can watch one jumbo jet after another taking off from LAX with a burst of engine thrust so loud that it feels like the ground is about to shake.

From Los Angeles Times

The 747 jumbo jet program ended last year.

From Seattle Times

On 21 December 1988, all 259 people on board a jumbo jet heading to New York from London were killed.

From BBC

Democrats, however, have denounced the voting proposals, with one state senator, Natasha Marcus, going so far as to call them a “jumbo jet of voter suppression.”

From New York Times

When the 747 jumbo jet crashed into a mountain, 520 people were killed.

From Seattle Times