twinjet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of twinjet
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Boeing's 747, the original and arguably most aesthetic "Jumbo Jet", revolutionized air travel only to see its more than five-decade reign as "Queen of the Skies" ended by more efficient twinjet planes.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2023
A small Canadian company in 2013 beat out giant incumbent supplier United Technologies for the contract to build the landing gear for Boeing’s large twinjet 777 and also for the new 777X.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2016
But conscious of the threat of drawing demand away from its existing A350 line-up, it said it did not expect the bulk of the airline business to be attracted to a 400-seat twinjet.
From Reuters ● May 31, 2016
Boeing is going for a large twinjet, the 777-9X, with 407 seats.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2014
North American has $86 million development contract for 1,000 m.p.h., twinjet, A3J carrier-based bomber.
From Time Magazine Archive
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