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airbus

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛə.bʌs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛː.bʌs/
  • General-American: /ˈɛəɹ.bʌs/
  • General-American: /ˈɛɹ.bʌs/
  • General-American: /ˈeɹ.bʌs/
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  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 R B AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A European multinational commercial aircraft manufacturer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A subsonic jet airliner, especially a wide-bodied one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An aircraft produced by the Airbus consortium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • The new plane was the first Airbus in the airline's fleet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: airliner

History

Etymology

Trade name, from air + bus.

From air + bus.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِيرْبَاص (ʔīrbāṣ) — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Bulgarian: Е́ърбъс (Éǎrbǎs) — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Chinese Cantonese: 空中巴士 — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空中客車 /空中客车 (Kōngzhōng Kèchē) — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空客 (Kōngkè) — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Hindi: एयरबस (eyarbas) — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Japanese: エアバス (Eabasu) — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Korean: 에어버스 (Eeobeoseu) — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Russian: Э́йрбас (Éjrbas) — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Russian: Эйрба́с (Ejrbás) — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Russian: Аэро́бус (Aeróbus) — a European aircraft manufacturer
  • Faroese: luftbussur — a type of airliner
  • Italian: aerobus — a type of airliner
  • Polish: aerobus — a type of airliner
  • Romanian: aerobuz — a type of airliner
  • Russian: аэро́бус (aeróbus) — a type of airliner
  • Spanish: aerobús — a type of airliner
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