Definitions

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  • noun A short, medium, or long-range subsonic jet airliner, especially a wide-bodied one.

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  • noun a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances

Etymologies

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air +‎ bus

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Examples

  • Commencing in the mid-1960s, a consortium of European aircraft firms began to collaborate in an attempt to break the lock held by American manufacturers on the commercial aircraft market by agreeing to collectively manufacture a low-cost "airbus" to transport smaller numbers of passengers over shorter distances.

    From the Comet and Airbus to the Spaceplane: The Future of Commercial Aviation 2009

  • Commencing in the mid-1960s, a consortium of European aircraft firms began to collaborate in an attempt to break the lock held by American manufacturers on the commercial aircraft market by agreeing to collectively manufacture a low-cost "airbus" to transport smaller numbers of passengers over shorter distances.

    Dandelion Salad 2009

  • Today's "airbus" is austere, devoid of anything soft or comfortable.

    LewRockwell.com 2009

  • "All the top management of airbus and EADS are conscious that this remains a very challenging program."

    Airbus Says A350 Plan 'Challenging' Daniel Michaels 2011

  • "All the top management of airbus and EADS are conscious that this remains a very challenging program."

    Airbus Says A350 Plan 'Challenging' Daniel Michaels 2011

  • For Leite de Cobra [pt], the way in which the non-arrival of the airbus and supposed disaster has been treated is outrageous:

    Global Voices in English » Air Bus AF 447: Sorrow, lack of information and sensationalism 2009

  • The French airbus that vanished from radar on Sunday on its way from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France, has caused much grieving, question marks and, of course, media speculation.

    Global Voices in English » Air Bus AF 447: Sorrow, lack of information and sensationalism 2009

  • "All the top management of airbus and EADS are conscious that this remains a very challenging program."

    Airbus Says A350 Plan 'Challenging' Daniel Michaels 2011

  • Atopthis news we hear that a giant airbus has fallen from the sky, simplydisappeared into the waters below, and those of us who love to travel, and have travelers that we love, shudder with fear.

    Flux-uating 2009

  • Atopthis news we hear that a giant airbus has fallen from the sky, simplydisappeared into the waters below, and those of us who love to travel, and have travelers that we love, shudder with fear.

    2009 June « Becca’s Byline 2009

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