Definition of "wide-body" []

• A jet aircraft having a wide fuselage with passenger seats divided by two lengthwise aisles. (noun)

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• "Despite the delays, Smisek called the wide-body jetliner "a spectacular and game-changing aircraft.""
• "The company plans by late 2013 to assemble three of the wide-body Dreamliners a month at the plant, and seven per month at the Everett, Wash., facility that has been assembling the jets since 2007."
• "Starting around 2007, the FAA ordered airlines to change high-altitude flight procedures and install new software on about 1,200 wide-body jetliners world-wide, including Boeing Inc.'s 747 jumbo jets."