: a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin
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Rolls-Royce currently makes engines for wide-body planes such as Boeing's Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus' A330 neo jets.—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026 The 747-8 is the final iteration of the legendary 747, the world’s first wide-body airliner.—Clive Irving, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026 The terminal will have 31 gates, eight of which can accommodate wide-body aircraft used on international routes.—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025 Moments later, the plane’s left wing reportedly caught fire and an engine detached, sending the wide-body freighter crashing to the ground and erupting into a fireball.—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wide-body