jetliner

noun

jet·​lin·​er ˈjet-ˌlī-nər How to pronounce jetliner (audio)
: a jet-propelled airliner

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The tally widened the delivery gap with Boeing’s chief rival, Airbus, which gave 766 jetliners to customers last year, the most since 2019, though both companies are facing supply chain strains that have slowed production and fulfillment of their otherwise robust backlogs. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025 Boeing demanded in 2013 that machinists drop their pension plan as part of an agreement to build a new model of the 777 jetliner in Washington state. David Koenig, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024 That massive investment — first announced in 2020 but expanded in 2022 — would be enough money to purchase a fleet of more than 700 Boeing 737 jetliners or build about 90 State Farm Stadiums, home of the Arizona Cardinals. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024 In the wake of two fatal crashes of its 737 Max, Boeing put plans on the back burner for an all-new aircraft that would sit between 737s and wide-body jetliners, and potentially replace aging 757s, which are currently between the two. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jetliner 

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jetliner was in 1949

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“Jetliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jetliner. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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