wide-body

noun

An airliner capable of seating six or more passengers in a single row of economy seating.

“The world airline fleet of long-range aircraft consists almost entirely of wide-bodies.”

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widebody aircraftwide-body aircrafttwin-aisle airplane
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Meanings

nounwide-body (plural wide-bodies)

plural wide-bodies · alternative widebody

  1. aeronauticsAn airliner capable of seating six or more passengers in a single row of economy seating.

    The world airline fleet of long-range aircraft consists almost entirely of wide-bodies.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna commercial airliner with two aisles

Similar
widebody aircraftwide-body aircrafttwin-aisle airplane
Broader
airliner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wide + body.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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