Definition of "jetliner" []

• A large passenger jet airplane. (noun)

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• "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."
• "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."
• "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."