airliner
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++air·lin·er /ˈeəˌlaɪnə $ ˈerˌlaɪnər/ noun [countable] TTAa large plane for passengers 大型客机，班机
Examples from the Corpus
airliner• He said Boeing offered a freighter version of its 747-400 airliner for between $ 165 million and $ 170 million.• The ability to fly is a property of an airliner that we specify in advance.• Pilots reported 23 near collisions between military aircraft and civilian airliners in 1990, but 14 in 1995.• For reasons not fully explained, the military pilot had decided to close in on the civilian airliner.• For a concrete example, consider again the commercial airliner industry.• The plant produced the world's first jet airliner, the Comet.• Launching a new airliner is a complicated business.• He knew the airliner would be turning right at the end of the runway and that he would be turning left.air·lin·er nounChineseSyllable
passengers a plane large for Corpus
airliner
air‧lin‧er /ˈeəˌlaɪnə $ ˈerˌlaɪnər/
noun [countable]
a large plane for passengers
▪ plane (also aeroplane British English), airplane American English a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine: The plane took off from John F Kennedy airport. | a passenger plane carrying over 300 people
▪aircraft a plane or other vehicle that can fly. Aircraft sounds more formal than plane: Smoking is not allowed on board the aircraft. | He was trained to fly military aircraft.
▪jet a fast plane with a jet engine: She owns a private jet.
▪airliner a large plane that carries people: a commercial airliner
air‧lin‧er /ˈeəˌlaɪnə $ ˈerˌlaɪnər/
noun [countable]a large plane for passengers
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