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airliner

[ air-lahy-ner ]
/ ˈɛərˌlaɪ nər /
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noun

a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.

RELATED WORDS

helicopter, balloon, jet, chopper, aircraft, plane, cab, ship, dirigible, UFO, blimp, airship, zeppelin, crate, airbus, kite, ramjet, aeroplane

Nearby words

  1. airlift,
  2. airlifter,
  3. airlight,
  4. airline,
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  6. airlock,
  7. airmada,
  8. airmail,
  9. airman,
  10. airman's medal

Origin of airliner

First recorded in 1905–10; air1 + liner1
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British Dictionary definitions for airliner

airliner

/ (ˈɛəˌlaɪnə) /

noun

a large passenger aircraft
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