airliner

noun

air·​lin·​er ˈer-ˌlī-nər 

: an airplane operated by an airline

Examples of airliner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stratolaunch’s prototype was designed with a research focus for government, education, and business customers, but not as a commercial airliner, and is backed by private funds. —Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025

Boom’s plan is that Overture will be in operation before the end of the decade, carrying 64 to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7, about twice the speed of today’s subsonic airliners. —Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025

The First Concorde Test Flight The supersonic airliner Concorde made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

In July 1988, a U.S. warship shot down an Iranian airliner, Iran Air 655, over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people on board. —Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airliner

• combiner
• designer
• diviner
• eyeliner
• headliner
• pulvinar
• recliner
• refiner
• diner
• finer
• liner
• miner

Kids Definition

airliner

noun

air·​lin·​er -ˌlī-nər 

: an airplane operated by an airline