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air·lin·er  (ârlnr)
n.
An airplane operated by an airline and adapted for carrying passengers.
airliner [ˈɛəˌlaɪnə]
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) a large passenger aircraft
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Noun1.airliner - a commercial airplane that carries passengersairliner - a commercial airplane that carries passengers
airbus - a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances
aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
galley - the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
narrow-body, narrow-body aircraft, narrowbody aircraft - a commercial airliner with a single aisle
plane seat - a seat on a commercial airliner
twin-aisle airplane, wide-body, wide-body aircraft, widebody aircraft - a commercial airliner with two aisles
airliner
noun plane, aircraft, aeroplane, passenger jet The airliner crashed just after take-off.
Translations
airliner [ˈɛəlaɪnəʳ] N → avión m de pasajeros
airliner [ˈɛərlaɪnər] n → avion m de ligne
airliner [ɛəˈlaɪnəʳ] n → aereo di linea
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