Widebody
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Widebody is a noun meaning (aeronautics) An airliner capable of seating seven or more passengers in a single row of economy seating, with two aisles or more.
Meaning
(aeronautics) An airliner capable of seating seven or more passengers in a single row of economy seating, with two aisles or more.
More Meanings
- (sports) A player with a wide or heavyset body.
- (tennis) A tennis racket having a thick (although not necessarily wide) frame, increasing the racket's stiffness.
Example Sentences
The world airline fleet of long-range aircraft consists almost entirely of widebodies.
The increased design freedom offered by composites was demonstrated with the introduction of "widebody" rackets, such as the Profile by Wilson, in the late 1980s. Widebody rackets have larger cross sections around the centre of the frame than the handle and tip, to give higher stiffness in the region of maximum bending.
Word Forms
- widebodies
- wide-body
Antonyms for widebody
Common opposites include narrowbody.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wide-body, narrowbody, biplane, triplane, twin, monoplane.
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