wide-body aircraft
Noun: A commercial airliner characterized by having two passenger aisles running the length of the cabin, creating a wider fuselage than a single-aisle aircraft. This design typically allows for a seating configuration of 7 to 10 seats abreast.
The term "wide-body aircraft" is used to categorize and describe large passenger jets based on their cabin layout. It is a standard technical term in aviation.
Examples: * For long-haul international routes, airlines prefer to operate wide-body aircraft like the Boeing 777. * The main cabin of a wide-body aircraft is divided into sections by two parallel aisles. * The development of the wide-body aircraft in the 1970s revolutionized air travel by increasing passenger capacity.
- "Wide-body" as an adjective: The term is often used attributively to modify other nouns.
- The airline has placed an order for 25 new wide-body jets.
- Contrast with "narrow-body aircraft": This is the direct categorical opposite, referring to airliners with a single aisle.
- Wide-body (noun, informal): A common shortened form.
- The flight is operated by an Airbus A350, a modern wide-body.
- Widebody (noun, informal): A single-word variant sometimes used in industry publications.
- Twin-aisle aircraft: A direct synonym that describes the same feature.
- Jumbo jet: A related but not perfectly synonymous term, often referring specifically to the very large first generation of wide-body aircraft like the Boeing 747.
- Twin-aisle aircraft
- Wide-body jet
- Widebody (informal)
- Wide-body configuration: Refers to the specific interior layout of seats and aisles.
- The plane features a standard wide-body configuration with nine seats per row in economy.
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a commercial airliner with two aisles
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