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Definition of "airliner" []

  • An airplane operated by an airline and adapted for carrying passengers. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "airliner" in a sentence
  • "The boom in airliner orders and new generation advanced aircraft, flight and control avionics, navigation, power distribution, engines and air traffic control systems as well as profusion of high speed rail facing similar fail-safe, redundancy, communications and safety requirements, not to mention rising global demand for efficient power generating equipment, are helping push electronics content to new highs."
  • "You will probably have a comfortable flight, many people believe that an airliner is a sealed tube with no fresh air available to the passengers."
  • "The FAA and most other governments mandate that at least 50% of the air in an airliner is fresh at all times."