: a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin

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The aircraft’s capacity to transport over 250 passengers, matching mid-sized international jets in range and wide-body models in seating, positions it as a practical solution for reducing emissions without compromising operational needs. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Aeroflot, the flagship carrier, turned to Iran to service its wide-body planes. Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 Also, American will not offer free Wi-Fi on jets that don’t have the right equipment, like some of its older wide-body planes. Dennis Green, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025 Some of American’s older Boeing wide-bodies won’t have the service for free but will still have Wi-Fi available. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 15 Apr. 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 13 May. 2025.

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