airliner
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of airliner
Example Sentences
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Boeing hasn’t built KC-135s since the 1960s, so the Air Force will most likely replace the lost plane with a KC-46 Pegasus, a tanker that is based on a modified 767 airliner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
“Superpower accelerates AI data center development by providing gigawatts of new capacity and advances the development and certification of the Overture supersonic airliner by providing engine reliability data,” the statement added.
From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025
In a letter sent Wednesday, the Maryland Democrat and member of the House Oversight Committee said Hegseth could be "on the hook" for the full cost of the airliner, some $400 million.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025
That compared with just over 5% in the company’s workhorse 747 airliner.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
When he accelerated an alpha particle through the chamber to seed his make-believe clouds, it left a visible trail–like the contrails of a passing airliner.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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