: a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin

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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 In 1979, another engine detachment on a DC-10 wide-body jet caused the crash of American Airlines Flight 191. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025 The business-class configuration on its wide-body A350 goes a long way in substantiating that reputation. Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wide-body

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1979, in the meaning defined above

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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 27 Feb. 2025.

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