wide-body

Large-cabin jet type

Wide-body describes aircraft with two aisles in the passenger cabin, built for long-haul flights and high capacity: a wide-body jet, wide-body aircraft like the 747.

The term distinguishes these planes from narrow-body or single-aisle aircraft used on shorter routes.

As a noun, a wide-body is such an aircraft: The airline ordered twelve new wide-bodies.

aircraft

jumbo jet

Large commercial aircraft

long-haul · intercontinental · transatlantic · transpacific · airliner · jetliner · freighter · cargo plane · fuselage · airframe

cabin

twin-aisle

Aircraft with two corridors

economy class · business class · first class · legroom · cabin crew · flight attendant · window seat · middle seat · aisle seat · premium economy

spacious

roomy

Having generous interior space

capacious · ample · voluminous · generous · broad · palatial · uncluttered · airy · sprawling · sizable

capacity

cargo hold

Vessel's storage area

containerized · bulk storage · passenger capacity · range · fuel capacity · haulage · volume · palletized · lower deck · cargo door

Categories
Opposites
aircraft fuselage width

wide-bodynarrow-body

Slim aircraft fuselage design

narrowbody · regional jet · turboprop · puddle jumper · twin-aisle

physical build/body type

wide-bodynarrow

Of small width

slim · slender · thin · lean · svelte

Family

widebody

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G