Airline
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noun
1.
Aeronautics.
a.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
b.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
c.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
2.
a direct line; beeline.
3.
an airhose used to pipe air to a deep-sea diver, pneumatic drill, etc.
adjective
4.
of or on an airline.
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World English Dictionary
airline (ˈɛəˌlaɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a system or organization that provides scheduled flights for passengers or cargo |
| b. (as modifier): an airline pilot | |
| 2. | a hose or tube carrying air under pressure |
| 3. | chiefly (US) a beeline |
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Word Origin & History
airline
1813, "beeline, straight line from place to place" (as through the air, rather than over land; in later 19c., esp. in ref. to railways that ran direct from city to city in the U.S., instead of meandering from town to town in search of stock subscriptions as early railways typically did), from
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He dithered so long over a major aircraft decision that his airline became the last large carrier to enter the jet age.
Plus, you get treated better by the airline when you dress less casually.
Throughout the past decade, the airline has swung between big losses and weak profits.
Years later, he expressed relief that the airline bomb had failed.
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