airline
pronunciation
How to pronounce airline in British English:
UK [ˈeəlaɪn]
How to pronounce airline in American English:
US [ˈerlaɪn]
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- Noun:
- a hose that carries air under pressure
- a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
Word Origin
- airline (n.)
- also air-line, 1813, "beeline, straight line between two points on the earth's surface" (as through the air, rather than over terrain; from 1853 and in later 19c. especially in reference to railways that ran directly between big cities in the U.S. instead of meandering from town to town in search of stock subscriptions as early railways typically did), from air (n.1) + line (n.). Meaning "public aircraft transportation company" is from 1914.
Example
- 1. The numerical data below was provided by each airline .
- 2. The airline earlier banned infants from first class on its 747-400 routes .
- 3. Which airline has the best food ?
- 4. But unions and some airline analysts disagree .
- 5. Check at rival airline counters yourself .