: a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin

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As a major hub for long-haul flights operated by wide-body aircraft, these planes can only be diverted to large airports capable of handling their size and requirements. Guglielmo Lulli, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025 Head Razzle Dazzle skis have eye-catching graphics on wide-body skis. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025 Bombardier entered aviation in 1985 with the purchase of Canadair, the leading Canadian manufacturer of Challenger wide-body jets—and grew the Challenger name to be the world’s largest-selling business jet. Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025 Photo : Riva Yachts Riva ‘Lady First’ The largest in Riva’s flybridge series, the 131-foot Lady First is a wide-body design with a planing hull that delivers 26 knots. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wide-body

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First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wide-body was in 1979

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“Wide-body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-body. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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