noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An airliner capable of seating six or more passengers in a single row of economy seating.

   "The world airline fleet of long-range aircraft consists almost entirely of wide-bodies."

2. 2
   a commercial airliner with two aisles wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

twin-aisle airplanewide-body aircraftwidebody aircraft

Example

More examples

"The world airline fleet of long-range aircraft consists almost entirely of wide-bodies."

Etymology

From wide + body.

Related phrases

wide-bodied

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