airliner
[air-lahy-ner]
- a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.
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Origin of airliner
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Examples from the Web for airliner
Contemporary Examples
The situation could lead to a serious accident where an airliner might collide with a Russian bomber.
Are Russian Bombers Flying Nuclear Drills Near Europe—Or Just Testing NATO’s Defenses?Dave Majumdar
October 30, 2014
It shows that the Malaysian airliner may well have fallen victim to a high-altitude game of Russian roulette.
Beck was totally unaware that earlier that morning the Soviets had shot down a Korean airliner in the Sea of Japan.
And second and more importantly, what in the world does that have to do with the Malaysian airliner?
Their leader, Alexander Borodai, is saying the airliner was shot down by Ukrainian government forces.
Historical Examples
An airliner he had been riding in had made a forced landing, had nosed over pretty hard, and had banged him up a little.
Test PilotDavid Goodger (goodger@python.org)
"Kidnap plot linked to airliner crash killing fifty," she read.
The Mississippi SaucerFrank Belknap Long
If a New Guinea savage wants to take passage aboard a Qantas airliner, what is the fare in cowrie shells?
A World by the TaleGordon Randall Garrett
airliner
- a large passenger aircraft
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