jetliner

noun

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

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The first aircraft was a Kenya Airways jetliner with 144 police officers aboard. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 The news came Tuesday as crews worked to try to recover the cockpit and other parts of the jetliner from the Potomac River. Serkan Gurbuz, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025 Carlos Barria | Reuters WASHINGTON — How an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines jetliner in a deadly crash over the Potomac River on Wednesday night is still unknown, but key questions are emerging, including about the altitude of the military helicopter. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025 The regional jetliner, flying 60 passengers and four crewmembers from Wichita, Kan., broke into pieces upon impact, and then fell into the shallow, frigid waters of the Potomac River. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for jetliner 

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 16 Feb. 2025.

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