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airbus

/ˈɛərbʌs/

Meanings
noun
A subsonic jet airliner, especially a wide-bodied one.

Examples :

"Our family flew to Europe on a large Airbus. "
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Related Words

Illustration subsonic

subsonic noun

/sʌbˈsɑnɪk/ /sʌbˈsɒnɪk/

An aircraft whose maximum speed is less than the speed of sound

"The Boeing 737 is a well-known subsonic; it flies slower than the speed of sound. "

Illustration one

one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

Illustration jet

jet noun

/dʒɛt/

A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.

"The garden hose's jet of water was powerful enough to wash away the dirt. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration flew

flew noun

/fluː/

(chiefly plural) The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.

"My dog's long, floppy flew drooped over his mouth as he panted. "

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

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wide noun

/wɑed/ /waɪd/

A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score

"The umpire called a wide, giving the team an extra run. "

Illustration bodied

bodied adjective

/ˈbɑdid/ /ˈbɒdid/

(in combination) Having a specified form of body.

"The short-bodied dog struggled to jump onto the high couch. "

Illustration airliner

airliner noun

/ˈeəˌlaɪnər/ /ˈɛrˌlaɪnər/

A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.

"The airliner landed smoothly at the airport, bringing hundreds of passengers home after their vacations. "

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

Illustration large

large noun

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "