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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

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Etymology

Origin of jumbo jet

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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The creator of Stansted airport, for me his finest work, chose the Boeing 747, the Jumbo jet, as his "building" when he took part in the BBC2 series Building Sites in 1991.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2012

The Enterprise arrived in New York from Virginia in April, when delighted crowds watched it fly over the city piggy-backed on top of a Boeing 747 Jumbo jet.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2012

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