Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

airline

/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: air-line
IPA: /ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

Example Sentences

"But already there are some commercial airlines in the United States which use airplanes capable of more than 200 miles an hour."
"They and the airline itself described an internal process that requires multiple departments to manually redesign the airline’s schedule – a system that works “the vast majority of the time,” Southwest said in a statement. […] Other airlines managed to recover by early this week; at Southwest, the cancellations only increased."

Etymology

From air + line.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/
British English: /ˈɛəˌlaɪn/

Inflected Forms

airlines (plural)

Derived Forms

airlinese nonairline

Phrases

airline alliance airline bag airline hostess airline mile airline seat airline steward airline stewardess airline ticket

Frequently Paired Words

at air

Synonyms

air carrier airway airways airline business air hose

Rhymes With

hairline

Questions

How do you pronounce airline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/.
What does airline mean?: A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
Where does airline come from?: From air + line.

How to pronounce airline

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