airliner

[ air-lahy-ner ]

/ ˈɛərˌlaɪ nər /

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noun

a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.

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Origin of airliner

First recorded in 1905–10; air¹ + liner¹

Words nearby airliner

airlifter, air-lift pump, airlight, airline, airline chicken breast, airliner, air lock, air log, air-logged, airmada, airmail

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How to use airliner in a sentence

The Soviets shot down a civilian passenger airliner, Korean Air Lines Flight 007.
George P. Shultz, counsel and Cabinet member for two Republican presidents, dies at 100|Michael Abramowitz, David Hoffman|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
The design was safe, the company claimed, insisting that its seven-foot-thick concrete shell could stand up to even a crashing airliner.
At New York City’s biggest power plant, a switch to clean energy will help a neighborhood breathe easier|Andrew Blum|February 2, 2021|Popular-Science
An airliner was evacuated upon arrival at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport on Monday night after the crew learned of a written threat, Southwest Airlines said.
Airliner is searched at BWI after ‘suspicious message’|Martin Weil, Ian Duncan|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
In early January, Thai doctors in Bangkok were worried by the outbreak in Wuhan, less than seven hours away by airliner.
The CDC’s failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated|David Willman|December 26, 2020|Washington Post

The list below highlights a giant airliner with folding wingtips, a fighter-jet drone that uses artificial intelligence, and even a nuclear-powered rover that’s zipping toward Mars at this very moment.
The most daring aerospace innovations of 2020|By Rob Verger and Charlie Wood|December 2, 2020|Popular-Science
These days weather should never cause a commercial airliner to crash.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The technology exists to keep us from ever losing a commercial airliner over open seas ever again.
Red Tape and Black Boxes: Why We Keep ‘Losing’ Airliners in 2014|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The 247 was the first airplane really to define the form of a modern airliner, flying faster and higher than any predecessor.
Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room|Clive Irving|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
It shows that the Malaysian airliner may well have fallen victim to a high-altitude game of Russian roulette.
MH17 Switched Places With Another Jet|Clive Irving|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If a New Guinea savage wants to take passage aboard a Qantas airliner, what is the fare in cowrie shells?
A World by the Tale|Gordon Randall Garrett
"Kidnap plot linked to airliner crash killing fifty," she read.
The Mississippi Saucer|Frank Belknap Long
Finally, flying coast to coast in a jet airliner gives an exposure of between three and five milliroentgens on each trip.
Trinity [Atomic test] Site|White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office
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 Pilot|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

British Dictionary definitions for airliner

airliner

/ (ˈɛəˌlaɪnə) /

noun

a large passenger aircraft

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