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jumbo jet

noun

  1. a widebody jet airliner.


jumbo jet

noun

  1. informal.
    a type of large jet-propelled airliner that carries several hundred passengers
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jumbo jet1

First recorded in 1960–65
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At this pivot point, the local workforce wants evidence that Boeing will reach again for its lost glory, epitomized by the last 747 jumbo jet celebrated in January.

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In January's launch, a jumbo jet operated by Virgin Orbit carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall, to release it high over the Atlantic Ocean.

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An Air Force review had suggested the darker colors would increase costs and delay delivery of the new jumbo jets.

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