Dictionary

airline en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛəˌlaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/ (US)
• ĕr′-līn′
• (General-American, US) audio

Etymology

From air + line.

Meanings

1. A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
   • But already there are some commercial air­lines in the United States which use airplanes cap­able of more than 200 miles an hour. 1932, Amelia Earhart, “Air Trails of the Future”, in The Fun of It, page 205:
   • 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. 2022 December 30, Gregory Wallace, “Insiders at Southwest reveal how the airline’s service imploded”, in CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

national airline · budget airline · airlinese · airline bag · airline hostess · airline stewardess · airline ticket · nonairline · airline mile · airline alliance · airline steward · airline seat

Relateds

at air

Synonyms

air carrier · airways · airway

Translations (108)

ru авиапредприя́тие (company that flies airplanes) · my လေကြောင်း (company that flies airplanes) · be авіяпрадпрые́мства (company that flies airplanes) · bn এয়ারলাইন (company that flies airplanes) · ms syarikat penerbangan (company that flies airplanes) · km អាកាសចរ (company that flies airplanes) · sh aviokompànija (company that flies airplanes) · bg авиокомпа́ния (company that flies airplanes) · hu légitársaság (company that flies airplanes) · tl kompanyang panghimpapawid (company that flies airplanes) · fr ligne aérienne (company that flies airplanes) · es aerolínea (company that flies airplanes) · is flugfélag (company that flies airplanes) · sk aerolínie (company that flies airplanes) · hy ավիաընկերություն (company that flies airplanes) · ru авиали́нии (company that flies airplanes) · ko 항공 회사 (company that flies airplanes) · uk авіапідприє́мство (company that flies airplanes) · kk әуекомпания (company that flies airplanes) · be авіякампа́нія (company that flies airplanes) · tr havayolu (company that flies airplanes) · nb flyselskap (company that flies airplanes) · yi לופֿטליניע (company that flies airplanes) · it aviolinea (company that flies airplanes) · lt aviakompanija (company that flies airplanes) · ur ایئَرْلائِن (company that flies airplanes) · mn агаарын зам (company that flies airplanes) · ky авиакомпания (company that flies airplanes) · ja 航空会社 (company that flies airplanes) · ur فِضائی اِدارَہ (company that flies airplanes) · sk letečká spoločnosť (company that flies airplanes) · ka ავიაკომპანია (company that flies airplanes) · kmr rêhewa (company that flies airplanes) · tk awiakompaniýa (company that flies airplanes) · it linea aerea (company that flies airplanes) · de Airline (company that flies airplanes) · uz aviakompaniya (company that flies airplanes) · ko 항공사 (company that flies airplanes) · fa-ira شِرْکَتِ هَواپِیْمایی (company that flies airplanes) · ro linie aeriană (company that flies airplanes) · af lugdiens (company that flies airplanes) · az aviakompaniya (company that flies airplanes) · ur ہَوائی کَمْپَنی (company that flies airplanes) · ru авиафи́рма (company that flies airplanes) · th สายการบิน (company that flies airplanes) · ar خُطُوط جَوِيَّة (company that flies airplanes) · da flyselskab (company that flies airplanes) · vi công ty hàng không (company that flies airplanes) · ar شَرِكَة طَيَرَان (company that flies airplanes) · uk авіакомпа́нія (company that flies airplanes) · lv aviosabiedrība (company that flies airplanes) · tg ширкати ҳавопаймои (company that flies airplanes) · ro companie aeriană (company that flies airplanes) · ca aerolínia (company that flies airplanes) · lv lidsabiedrība (company that flies airplanes) · ga aerlíne (company that flies airplanes) · fr compagnie aérienne (company that flies airplanes) · fo flogfelag (company that flies airplanes) · et lennukompanii (company that flies airplanes) · ps هوايي شرکت (company that flies airplanes) · de Fluggesellschaft (company that flies airplanes) · ja エアライン (company that flies airplanes) · cmn 航空公司 (company that flies airplanes) · sw kampuni ya ndege (company that flies airplanes) · gl aeroliña (company that flies airplanes) · tr hava yolu (company that flies airplanes) · bg авиоли́ния (company that flies airplanes) · it compagnia aerea (company that flies airplanes) · km ក្រុមហ៊ុនអាកាសចរ (company that flies airplanes) · fi lentoyhtiö (company that flies airplanes) · gl compañía aérea (company that flies airplanes) · nn flyselskap (company that flies airplanes) · pt linha aérea (company that flies airplanes) · vi hàng không (company that flies airplanes) · ka ავიახაზები (company that flies airplanes) · vi hãng hàng không (company that flies airplanes) · cs letecká společnost (company that flies airplanes) · yue 航空公司 (company that flies airplanes) · lt oro linija (company that flies airplanes) · id maskapai (company that flies airplanes) · cs aerolinka (company that flies airplanes) · cs aerolinie (company that flies airplanes) · et lennufirma (company that flies airplanes) · nl luchtvaartmaatschappij (company that flies airplanes) · mk авиокомпа́нија (company that flies airplanes) · mk авиоли́нија (company that flies airplanes) · ug ئاۋىئاتسىيە شىركىتى (company that flies airplanes) · el αερογραμμή (company that flies airplanes) · pt companhia aérea (company that flies airplanes) · lo ສາຍການບິນ (company that flies airplanes) · et lennuliin (company that flies airplanes) · it aerolinea (company that flies airplanes) · sv flygbolag n flygföretag (company that flies airplanes) · be авіялі́ніі (company that flies airplanes) · hi हवाई कम्पनी (company that flies airplanes) · sl letalska družba (company that flies airplanes) · sh авиокомпа̀нија (company that flies airplanes) · id maskapai penerbangan (company that flies airplanes) · uk авіалі́нії (company that flies airplanes) · pl linia lotnicza (company that flies airplanes) · ru авиакомпа́ния (company that flies airplanes) · hi एयरलाइन (company that flies airplanes) · uz havo kompaniyasi (company that flies airplanes) · es compañía aérea (company that flies airplanes) · ar خُطُوط طَيَرَان (company that flies airplanes) · eo flugkompanio (company that flies airplanes) · he חֶבְרַת תְּעוּפָה (company that flies airplanes) · sq linjë ajrore (company that flies airplanes)