airbus
noun
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
airbus
American
[air-buhs]
/ ˈɛərˌbʌs /
Or
air bus
noun
Airbus
British
/ ˈɛəˌbʌs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of airbus
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A view shows the Qatar Airways' airbus A350 parked outside Qatar Airways maintenance hangar in Doha, Qatar, June 20, 2022.
From Reuters ● Jul. 7, 2022
She scissored her arms over her head, as if signaling an airbus to cut its engines at Reagan National.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2015
There was real-life drama at Barcelona airport when a Boeing 767 arriving from Moscow almost hit an Argentinian airbus which was taxiing across its path to prepare for take-off.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2014
The Air France airbus was prepping for takeoff to Paris when its wing collided with the tail of a Comair commuter jet.
From Time ● Apr. 12, 2011
He opened the letter when he had settled down in a comfortable morris chair in the airbus.
From The Man Who Staked the Stars by Charles Dye
The National Transportation Safety Board report, released Tuesday, said the Airbus AS350 B2 helicopter maneuvered above a collision involving an SUV and an L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Rolls-Royce has moved forward with a deal to power a new fleet of Airbus long-haul jets for Philippine Airlines.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The FTSE-100 firm will provide 18 engines for nine new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft in a deal worth "hundreds of millions of pounds".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The company is a 50-50 joint venture between Airbus and Italy’s Leonardo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
That I proposed to climb to the cruising altitude of an Airbus 300 jetliner struck me, at that moment, as preposterous, or worse.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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