airliner

[ air-lahy-ner ]

noun

1. a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.

airliner

/ ˈɛəˌlaɪnə /

noun

1. a large passenger aircraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of airliner¹

First recorded in 1905–10; air ¹ + liner ¹

Example Sentences

The Soviets shot down a civilian passenger airliner, Korean Air Lines Flight 007.

From 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.

From 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.

From Washington Post

In early January, Thai doctors in Bangkok were worried by the outbreak in Wuhan, less than seven hours away by airliner.

From 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.

From Popular-Science

These days weather should never cause a commercial airliner to crash.

From The Daily Beast

The technology exists to keep us from ever losing a commercial airliner over open seas ever again.

From The Daily Beast

The 247 was the first airplane really to define the form of a modern airliner, flying faster and higher than any predecessor.

From The Daily Beast

The situation could lead to a serious accident where an airliner might collide with a Russian bomber.

From The Daily Beast

It shows that the Malaysian airliner may well have fallen victim to a high-altitude game of Russian roulette.

From The Daily Beast

If a New Guinea savage wants to take passage aboard a Qantas airliner, what is the fare in cowrie shells?

From Project Gutenberg

"Kidnap plot linked to airliner crash killing fifty," she read.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally, flying coast to coast in a jet airliner gives an exposure of between three and five milliroentgens on each trip.

From Project Gutenberg

An airliner he had been riding in had made a forced landing, had nosed over pretty hard, and had banged him up a little.

From Project Gutenberg

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