Airline Meaning
/ˈɛəˌlaɪn/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
Sentence Examples
Corsairfly is an airline based in Paris.
Now, you ask me if I've flown a major airline.
Airline passengers no longer have to turn off all electronic devices while on the plane.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The budget ____ offers cheap flights between major cities in Europe.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Which ____ are you flying with for your trip to London next week?.
Word Origin & History
From air + line.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But already there are some commercial airlines in the United States which use airplanes capable of more than 200 miles an hour."
— 1932, Amelia Earhart, “Air Trails of the Future”, in The Fun of It, page 205:
"They and the airline itself described an internal process that requires multiple departments to manually redesign the airline’s schedule – a system that works “the vast majority of the time,” Southwest said in a statement. […] Other airlines managed to recover by early this week; at Southwest, the cancellations only increased."
— 2022 December 30, Gregory Wallace, “Insiders at Southwest reveal how the airline’s service imploded”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The budget ____ offers cheap flights between major cities in Europe.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Which ____ are you flying with for your trip to London next week?.