Boeing

//ˈboʊ.ɪŋ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An aircraft produced by the Boeing company.

    "Southwest Airlines' fleet consists of all Boeings, without a single Airbus."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
  2. 2
    A US aerospace company known for their commercial aircraft.

Example

More examples

"A recent analysis by Boeing forecasts that unless safety is improved, jet airliners could be falling out of the sky at the rate of once a week by the year 2010."

Etymology

Anglicized spelling of the German surname Böing.

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