Transcription
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- [air-lahy-ner]
- /ˈɛərˌlaɪ nər/
- /ˈeəˌlaɪ.nər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [air-lahy-ner]
- /ˈɛərˌlaɪ nər/
Definitions of airliner word
- countable noun airliner An airliner is a large aeroplane that is used for carrying passengers. 3
- noun airliner a large passenger aircraft 3
- noun airliner a large airline-operated aircraft for carrying passengers or freight 3
- noun airliner a passenger aircraft operated by an airline. 1
- noun airliner A large passenger aircraft. 1
- noun airliner passenger plane 1
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Origin of airliner
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; air1 + liner1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Airliner
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
airliner popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
airliner usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for airliner
noun airliner
- helicopter — any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
- balloon — A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations.
- jet — a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
- dirigible — an airship.
- ufo — any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
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