Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A large passenger jet airplane.

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  • noun aviation A jet-propelled airliner.

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  • noun a large jet plane that carries passengers

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Examples

  • A Bolivian religious fanatic who claimed he had a bomb briefly hijacked a jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun as it landed in Mexico City.

    Daily Express | World News :: Hijacker 'looked for sign from God' 2009

  • On average, about 14 per cent of the value of a Boeing jetliner is produced outside the United States, and in some cases-depending on the airframe and engine combination-that figure reaches nearly 30 per cent.

    Free Trade and the Aerospace Industry 1987

  • His outlook contrasts sharply with concerns last autumn, when it appeared long-term jetliner demand could collapse.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • His outlook contrasts sharply with concerns last autumn, when it appeared long-term jetliner demand could collapse.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • His outlook contrasts sharply with concerns last autumn, when it appeared long-term jetliner demand could collapse.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • His outlook contrasts sharply with concerns last autumn, when it appeared long-term jetliner demand could collapse.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • His outlook contrasts sharply with concerns last autumn, when it appeared long-term jetliner demand could collapse.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • Now, with aviation/aerospace demand strong and steady (even with the Asian financial crisis affecting short-term jetliner orders), and the other markets doing better than expected, Purchasing's metals mavens suggest that superalloys consumption will average 155 million lb annually from 1995-1999.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • Now, with aviation/aerospace demand strong and steady (even with the Asian financial crisis affecting short-term jetliner orders), and the other markets doing better than expected, Purchasing's metals mavens suggest that superalloys consumption will average 155 million lb annually from 1995-1999.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • Now, with aviation/aerospace demand strong and steady (even with the Asian financial crisis affecting short-term jetliner orders), and the other markets doing better than expected, Purchasing's metals mavens suggest that superalloys consumption will average 155 million lb annually from 1995-1999.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

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