Definition of "narrow-bodied" [narrow-bodied]

• Being or designating a jet aircraft having a narrow fuselage with seats for passengers on either side of a single aisle running the length of the fuselage. (adjective)

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• "EADS started the year on a high note, with the disclosure Tuesday that Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian low-cost airline IndiGo worth some $15.6 billion at list price for 180 of its A320 narrow-bodied aircraft, including 150 of a new fuel-efficient version to become available in 2016."
• "The catalog prices of the Toulouse, France-based company's jets will now range from $65.2 million for the smallest narrow-bodied A318 to $299.7 million for the wide-bodied A350 XWB that is planned to go into service in 2013."
• "In a tender posted on its website, Air India said it requires the narrow-bodied Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, as well as Boeing 777s and Airbus A330s, both used for longer haul flights."