Meanings
plural 737s
- aeronauticsA Boeing airplane model, number seven thirty-seven, sold to airlines for passenger or cargo transportation.
He boasted about how quickly the company had brought the 737 Max to market — and praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s “streamlined” certification process.
2019 April 3, Chris Isidore, “Boeing boasted about streamlined approval for the 737 Max. Now it’s cleaning up the mess”, in CNN1 more example
737 comin' out of the sky / Oh, won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride? / I wanna move, playin' in a travelin' band, yeah / Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land / Tryin' to get a hand / Playin' in a travelin' band
1970, “Travelin' Band”, in Cosmo's Factory, performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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