airliner

[ air-lahy-ner ]

noun

1. a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.

airliner

/ ˈɛəˌlaɪnə /

noun

1. a large passenger aircraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of airliner¹

First recorded in 1905–10; air ¹ + liner ¹

Example Sentences

Royal Air Force fighters were scrambled to intercept a civilian airliner that had reported a bomb on board.

From BBC

All 259 passengers and crew on board the airliner were killed, along with 11 residents of Lockerbie who died when wreckage fell on their homes.

From BBC

His bed, which resembles a first-class airliner seat before the lie-flat era, has a similar mechanical operation.

From Los Angeles Times

Originally used as an auxiliary power unit for a commercial airliner, it has been turned into a testbed for new fuels developed in a laboratory next door.

From BBC

“It’s kind of like a jet airliner: It takes a lot of energy to get it up into the sky, but once you get there, it’s much easier to manage.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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