jumbo jet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jumbo jet
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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I think she went on an airplane, like a jumbo jet, once in her life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
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 • Dec. 12, 2025
If you give a mouse a jumbo jet…
From Slate • May 15, 2025
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 • May 11, 2025
He’d just landed a jumbo jet at Kennedy Airport after a long flight from Dubai.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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