jumbo jet

American  

noun

1. a widebody jet airliner.

---

jumbo jet British  

noun

1. informal a type of large jet-propelled airliner that carries several hundred passengers

---

Etymology

Origin of jumbo jet

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Preparations began last summer for the Pentagon to refit the Qatari jumbo jet that is expected to serve as Air Force One.

From BBC

The Air Force announced in December that it would buy two additional 747-8 aircraft “to establish an overall training and sustainment strategy” for its small fleet of Boeing jumbo jets.

From The Wall Street Journal

I think she went on an airplane, like a jumbo jet, once in her life.

From Los Angeles Times

EDF is on the hook to roll out an aquatic Woodstock requiring miles of cables linking 288 underwater speakers blaring sounds louder than a jumbo jet 24 hours a day for 60 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

His administration is poised to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet known as "a flying palace" that was previously used by the Qatar government, according to media reports.

From Salon