Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

widebody

/wˈaɪdbˌɑdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: wide-body
IPA: /wˈaɪdbˌɑdi/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A player with a wide or heavyset body.

noun

A tennis racket having a thick (although not necessarily wide) frame, increasing the racket's stiffness.

Example Sentences

"The world airline fleet of long-range aircraft consists almost entirely of widebodies."
"The increased design freedom offered by composites was demonstrated with the introduction of "widebody" rackets, such as the Profile by Wilson, in the late 1980s. Widebody rackets have larger cross sections around the centre of the frame than the handle and tip, to give higher stiffness in the region of maximum bending."

Etymology

Compound of wide + body.

Inflected Forms

widebodies (plural) wide-body (alternative)

Phrases

wide-bodied twin-aisle

Frequently Paired Words

widebodied wide-bodied twin-aisle

Antonyms

narrowbody

Questions

How do you pronounce widebody?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪdbˌɑdi/.
What does widebody mean?: An airliner capable of seating seven or more passengers in a single row of economy seating, with two aisles or more.
Where does widebody come from?: Compound of wide + body.

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