Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

airliner

/ˈɛɹlˌaɪnɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: air-lin-er
IPA: /ˈɛɹlˌaɪnɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From air + liner.

Inflected Forms

airliners (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cargo plane cargo aircraft spaceliner liner passenger liner cruiseliner cargo liner

Questions

How do you pronounce airliner?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɹlˌaɪnɚ/.
What does airliner mean?: A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.
Where does airliner come from?: From air + liner.

How to pronounce airliner

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