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jetliner

noun

Definition of jetliner

as in jet

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Recent Examples of jetliner In 1998, a Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 people aboard. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 JetBlue employees found Sammuel Lackey, 32, sleeping aboard a 2012 Airbus A320 during a routine interior inspection prior to moving the jetliner early Sunday, according to an arrest affidavit by the Broward Sheriff’s Office. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 The Tupolev Tu-104 was a type of jetliner originally designed to transport 50 passengers. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026 Generating enough force to lift their dense, commercial-jetliner-sized bodies would end up breaking their bones. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for jetliner

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Noun

Swiss company Metafuels is working to convert clean electricity into jet fuel, while RIFT and Enerin, based in the Netherlands and Norway respectively, are delivering high-temperature industrial heat from electrons instead of gas.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Nevertheless, watching a sports car flip upside down and land on cold-gas jets was proof enough that flying cars are moving out of science fiction and onto the runway.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of jet

Noun

The Tu-95 is a nuclear-capable four-engine turboprop strategic bomber that has been in service since the Cold War times.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
In 2021, the company unveiled the eFlyer 800, an eight-seat, all-electric aircraft intended to offer performance comparable to that of a twin turboprop.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of turboprop

Noun

The system provides information about an aircraft’s attitude, heading and position to flight-critical systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration told CBS News and Politico that the vehicle doesn’t meet its definition of an aircraft, meaning the agency wouldn’t need to certify it as airworthy.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

The system targets another engineering challenge involving different turbojet designs.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
But then the development of modern high-bypass turbofan jet engines that are 75% quieter than 1960s-technology turbojets eliminated much of the controversy.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026

Definition of turbojet

Noun

Dragon is the only currently operational freighter that can carry cargo in the downward direction.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
New orders secured The company has reportedly attracted over 100 orders for the new freighter even as flight testing gets underway.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of freighter

Noun

Strong demand for oil, particularly from Asia, continues to provide an incentive for tanker operators to transport energy supplies from the Persian Gulf, even as security threats complicate voyages.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Smaller ships occupied other berths, and one tanker was loading at an offshore mooring, with a UAE naval corvette standing guard nearby.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

The new Delta One will take off on transoceanic journeys from the airliner’s hub at LAX this fall, with roll-out to the rest of its fleet slated in early 2027.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Qantas, Australian’s national airliner, was forced to cancel the flight scheduled for Saturday after passengers on an earlier incoming flight complained about being bitten onboard, according to CNN affiliate 9News.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of airliner

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