wet-leasing

noun

The leasing of an airplane including crew, maintenance and insurance to another organisation, usually for a short period of time.

“The airline started wet-leasing its planes to carriers in Europe.”

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Meanings

nounwet-leasing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableaeronauticsThe leasing of an airplane including crew, maintenance and insurance to another organisation, usually for a short period of time.

    The airline started wet-leasing its planes to carriers in Europe.

Origin

From wet + leasing.

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APA

wet-leasing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet-leasing

MLA

“wet-leasing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet-leasing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wet-leasing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet-leasing.

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