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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Asiana stopped sales of the seats closest to the exit on the A321-200 airbus model starting on Sunday, Yonhap said.
From Reuters ● May 28, 2023
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
Screens will be included on American’s newly delivered Boeing and Airbus planes starting in 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The expansion will allow the site to be used for the departures of narrow-bodied planes such as Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Airbus A300 then flew to Uganda, where Amin welcomed it as it landed.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
France has requested firefighting help from the European Union and deployed an Airbus A400M military-transport aircraft to contain the blazes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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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