noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

   "But already there are some commercial air­lines in the United States which use airplanes cap­able of more than 200 miles an hour."

2. 2
   a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers wordnet
3. 3
   a hose that carries air under pressure wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

airwayairwayaeronauticsair carrierair carrierair hose

Example

More examples

"Corsairfly is an airline based in Paris."

Etymology

From air + line.

Related phrases

airline allianceairline bagairline hostessairline mileairline seatairline stewardairline stewardessairline ticketbudget airlinenational airline

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