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airliner

[ air-lahy-ner ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

airliner

/ ˈɛəˌlaɪnə /

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

These days weather should never cause a commercial airliner to crash.

The technology exists to keep us from ever losing a commercial airliner over open seas ever again.

The 247 was the first airplane really to define the form of a modern airliner, flying faster and higher than any predecessor.

The situation could lead to a serious accident where an airliner might collide with a Russian bomber.

It shows that the Malaysian airliner may well have fallen victim to a high-altitude game of Russian roulette.

If a New Guinea savage wants to take passage aboard a Qantas airliner, what is the fare in cowrie shells?

"Kidnap plot linked to airliner crash killing fifty," she read.

Finally, flying coast to coast in a jet airliner gives an exposure of between three and five milliroentgens on each trip.

An airliner he had been riding in had made a forced landing, had nosed over pretty hard, and had banged him up a little.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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