Definitions

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  • noun aeronautics An airliner capable of seating seven or more passengers in a single row of economy seating, with two aisles or more.

Etymologies

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wide + body

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Examples

  • Shyiak has more things planned for Wiles as a senior, like using his "widebody" size in front of the net on the power play to tip and screen and bang home rebounds.

    INCH Feed 2010

  • The H-2B rocket uses a larger "widebody" first stage with a diameter of about 17 feet.

    Spaceflight Now 2009

  • "widebody" first stage uses two LE-7A main engines, while the H-2A rocket is powered an identical single engine.

    Spaceflight Now 2009

  • "widebody" first stage uses two LE-7A main engines, while the H-2A rocket is powered an identical single engine.

    News On Japan spaceflightnow.com 2009

  • Cant stop drooling over the Hercules widebody pinball table.

    Ohio Music and Amusement Exposition of 1979 - The Retroist 2010

  • Mr. Conner has overseen major jetliner programs including the 747 jumbo jet and 777 widebody, managed development efforts and led sales teams around the world.

    Boeing Turns to Ex-Mechanic for Sales Fix David Kesmodel 2011

  • Based on their weight and size, widebody commercial jets such as the biggest Boeing 747 models require smaller jets to maintain the same five-mile spacing when following them.

    New Rules Set For First-Lady Flights Andy Pasztor 2011

  • Retrieving information captured by the recorders, discovered under roughly 12,000 feet of water, is the only way to determine the causes of the mysterious crash of the widebody Airbus A330 that killed all 228 aboard.

    Black Box Components From Air France Wreckage Appear Undamaged Andy Pasztor 2011

  • The issue of unreliable or malfunctioning airspeed indicators has gained notoriety as a result of the June 2009 accident which killed all 228 aboard an Air France Airbus A330 widebody jet that plunged into the Atlantic after its cockpit crew received wildly fluctuating airspeed readings.

    FAA Proposes Airspeed-Sensor Fixes Andy Pasztor 2011

  • The company has 835 orders for the 787 twin-engine widebody, and using a number above 400 would boost profitability—or reduce losses—from an accounting standpoint.

    Boeing Readies 787 Profit Picture Doug Cameron 2011

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