airline
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airline
- /ˈɛəˌlaɪn/ UK
- /ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/ US
Where it comes from
From air + line.
noun airlines
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A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
But already there are some commercial airlines in the United States which use airplanes capable of more than 200 miles an hour.
Similar: air carrier, airway, airways
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: airway, airline business, airliner, airspace, aviation, airport, jetliner, airfare, airplane, aeroplane, aeronautic, airlift, aeronautics, airforce, aircraft, aeronautical
Translations
Every language
noun company that flies airplanes
| Español | aerolínea, compañía aérea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 항공 회사 hanggong hoesa, 항공사 hanggongsa |
| 日本語 | 航空会社 kōkū-gaisha, エアライン earain |
| 中文 | 航空公司 hángkōng gōngsī |
| हिन्दी | एयरलाइन eyarlāin, हवाई कम्पनी havāī kampanī |
| Kiswahili | kampuni ya ndege |
| Português | linha aérea, companhia aérea |
| Français | compagnie aérienne, ligne aérienne |
| Deutsch | Fluggesellschaft, Airline |
| Italiano | linea aerea, compagnia aerea, aviolinea, aerolinea |
| Ελληνικά | αερογραμμή aerogrammí |
| Română | companie aeriană, linie aeriană |
| Русский | авиакомпа́ния aviakompánija, авиапредприя́тие aviapredprijátije, авиали́нии avialínii, авиафи́рма aviafírma |
| Tiếng Việt | công ty hàng không, hàng không, hãng hàng không |
| العربية | شَرِكَة طَيَرَان šarikat ṭayarān, خُطُوط جَوِيَّة ḵuṭūṭ jawiyya, خُطُوط طَيَرَان ḵuṭūṭ ṭayarān |
| עברית | חֶבְרַת תְּעוּפָה hevrát t'ufá |
Talk about this word "airline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/airline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. airline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/airline "airline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/airline.Cite this
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title = {airline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/airline},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
