The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
airline — air‧line [ˈeəlaɪn ǁ ˈer ] noun [countable] ORGANIZATIONS TRANSPORT TRAVEL an organization offering transport by plane for passengers and goods: • IBM is an IT supplier to most major airlines world wide. • It is considering operating as a charter… … Financial and business terms
airline — ☆ airline [er′līn΄ ] n. 1. the shortest distance between two points on the earth s surface; great circle route between two places; beeline: also air line 2. a system or company for moving freight and passengers by aircraft 3. a route for travel… … English World dictionary
airline — (n.) also air line, 1813, beeline, straight line from place to place (as through the air, rather than over terrain; in later 19c. especially in reference to railways that ran directly between big cities in the U.S. instead of meandering from town … Etymology dictionary
airline — ► NOUN 1) an organization providing a regular passenger air service. 2) (air line) a pipe or tube supplying air … English terms dictionary
Airline — For other uses, see Airline (disambiguation). Airline A Boeing 767 300ER of Delta Air Lines, one of the world s largest passenger airlines … Wikipedia
airline — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major ▪ domestic, international, national, regional ▪ commercial, private … Collocations dictionary
airline — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [air] carrier, airways; air shuttle. See aviation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. air carrier, commercial airline, air passenger carrier, air freight carrier, air service, scheduled airline, commuter airline … English dictionary for students
airline */*/ — UK [ˈeə(r)ˌlaɪn] / US [ˈerˌlaɪn] noun [countable] Word forms airline : singular airline plural airlines a company that owns aircraft and takes people or goods by plane from one place to another Australia s national airline He d always wanted to… … English dictionary
Airline — Luftverkehrsgesellschaft; Fluggesellschaft; Fluglinie * * * Air|line 〈[ɛ:rlaın] f. 10〉 Fluggesellschaft, Fluglinie [engl.] * * * Air|line [ ɛ:ɐ̯la̮in ], die; , s [engl. airline]: Fluglinie, Fluggesellschaft. * * * Airline [ eəlaɪn], englische … Universal-Lexikon
airline — air|line [ er,laın ] noun count ** a company that owns aircraft and takes people or goods by airplane from one place to another: Australia s national airline an airline pilot/passenger: He d always wanted to be an airline pilot … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
