noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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ĕr′-līn′
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɛəˌlaɪn/
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US:/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/
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CMU ARPABET:EH1 R L AY2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: airline business, airway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: line
3
noun
Meaning 3
a hose that carries air under pressure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: air hose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hose, hosepipe
History
Etymology
From air + line.
Across languages
Translations
108 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
lugdiens
— company that flies airplanes
Albanian:
linjë ajrore
— company that flies airplanes
Arabic:
شَرِكَة طَيَرَان
(šarikat ṭayarān)
— company that flies airplanes
Arabic:
خُطُوط جَوِيَّة
(ḵuṭūṭ jawiyya)
— company that flies airplanes
Arabic:
خُطُوط طَيَرَان
(ḵuṭūṭ ṭayarān)
— company that flies airplanes
Armenian:
ավիաընկերություն
(aviaənkerutʻyun)
— company that flies airplanes
Azerbaijani:
aviakompaniya
— company that flies airplanes
Belarusian:
авіякампа́нія
(avijakampánija)
— company that flies airplanes
Belarusian:
авіялі́ніі
(avijalínii)
— company that flies airplanes
Belarusian:
авіяпрадпрые́мства
(avijapradpryjémstva)
— company that flies airplanes
Bengali:
এয়ারলাইন
(eẏarlain)
— company that flies airplanes
Bulgarian:
авиокомпа́ния
(aviokompánija)
— company that flies airplanes
Bulgarian:
авиоли́ния
(aviolínija)
— company that flies airplanes
Burmese:
လေကြောင်း
(le-kraung:)
— company that flies airplanes
Catalan:
aerolínia
— company that flies airplanes
Chinese Cantonese:
航空公司
(hong4 hung1 gung1 si1)
— company that flies airplanes
Chinese Mandarin:
航空公司
(hángkōng gōngsī)
— company that flies airplanes
Czech:
letecká společnost
— company that flies airplanes
Czech:
aerolinie
— company that flies airplanes
Czech:
aerolinka
— company that flies airplanes
Danish:
flyselskab
— company that flies airplanes
Dutch:
luchtvaartmaatschappij
— company that flies airplanes
Esperanto:
flugkompanio
— company that flies airplanes
Estonian:
lennufirma
— company that flies airplanes
Estonian:
lennukompanii
— company that flies airplanes
Estonian:
lennuliin
— company that flies airplanes
Faroese:
flogfelag
— company that flies airplanes
Finnish:
lentoyhtiö
— company that flies airplanes
French:
compagnie aérienne
— company that flies airplanes
French:
ligne aérienne
— company that flies airplanes
Galician:
aeroliña
— company that flies airplanes
Galician:
compañía aérea
— company that flies airplanes
Georgian:
ავიაკომპანია
(aviaḳomṗania)
— company that flies airplanes
Georgian:
ავიახაზები
(aviaxazebi)
— company that flies airplanes
German:
Fluggesellschaft
— company that flies airplanes
German:
Airline
— company that flies airplanes
Greek:
αερογραμμή
(aerogrammí)
— company that flies airplanes
Hebrew:
חֶבְרַת תְּעוּפָה
(hevrát t'ufá)
— company that flies airplanes
Hindi:
एयरलाइन
(eyarlāin)
— company that flies airplanes
Hindi:
हवाई कम्पनी
(havāī kampanī)
— company that flies airplanes
Hungarian:
légitársaság
— company that flies airplanes
Icelandic:
flugfélag
— company that flies airplanes
Indonesian:
maskapai penerbangan
— company that flies airplanes
Indonesian:
maskapai
— company that flies airplanes
Irish:
aerlíne
— company that flies airplanes
Italian:
linea aerea
— company that flies airplanes
Italian:
compagnia aerea
— company that flies airplanes
Italian:
aviolinea
— company that flies airplanes
Italian:
aerolinea
— company that flies airplanes
Japanese:
航空会社
(kōkū-gaisha)
— company that flies airplanes
Japanese:
エアライン
(earain)
— company that flies airplanes
Kazakh:
әуекомпания
(äuekompaniä)
— company that flies airplanes
Khmer:
អាកាសចរ
(ʼaakaasaʼcɑɑ)
— company that flies airplanes
Khmer:
ក្រុមហ៊ុនអាកាសចរ
(krom hun ʼaakaasaʼcɑɑ)
— company that flies airplanes
Korean:
항공 회사
(hanggong hoesa)
— company that flies airplanes
Korean:
항공사
(hanggongsa)
— company that flies airplanes
Northern Kurdish:
rêhewa
— company that flies airplanes
Kyrgyz:
авиакомпания
(aviakompaniya)
— company that flies airplanes
Lao:
ສາຍການບິນ
(sāi kān bin)
— company that flies airplanes
Latvian:
lidsabiedrība
— company that flies airplanes
Latvian:
aviosabiedrība
— company that flies airplanes
Lithuanian:
oro linija
— company that flies airplanes
Lithuanian:
aviakompanija
— company that flies airplanes
Macedonian:
авиоли́нија
(aviolínija)
— company that flies airplanes
Macedonian:
авиокомпа́нија
(aviokompánija)
— company that flies airplanes
Malay:
syarikat penerbangan
— company that flies airplanes
Mongolian:
агаарын зам
(agaaryn zam)
— company that flies airplanes
Norwegian Bokmål:
flyselskap
— company that flies airplanes
Norwegian Nynorsk:
flyselskap
— company that flies airplanes
Pashto:
هوايي شرکت
(hawāyi šerkat)
— company that flies airplanes
Iranian Persian:
شِرْکَتِ هَواپِیْمایی
(šerkat-e havâpeymâyi)
— company that flies airplanes
Polish:
linia lotnicza
— company that flies airplanes
Portuguese:
linha aérea
— company that flies airplanes
Portuguese:
companhia aérea
— company that flies airplanes
Romanian:
companie aeriană
— company that flies airplanes
Romanian:
linie aeriană
— company that flies airplanes
Russian:
авиакомпа́ния
(aviakompánija)
— company that flies airplanes
Russian:
авиапредприя́тие
(aviapredprijátije)
— company that flies airplanes
Russian:
авиали́нии
(avialínii)
— company that flies airplanes
Russian:
авиафи́рма
(aviafírma)
— company that flies airplanes
Serbo-Croatian:
авиокомпа̀нија
— company that flies airplanes
Serbo-Croatian:
aviokompànija
— company that flies airplanes
Slovak:
letečká spoločnosť
— company that flies airplanes
Slovak:
aerolínie
— company that flies airplanes
Slovene:
letalska družba
— company that flies airplanes
Spanish:
aerolínea
— company that flies airplanes
Spanish:
compañía aérea
— company that flies airplanes
Swahili:
kampuni ya ndege
— company that flies airplanes
Swedish:
flygbolag n flygföretag
— company that flies airplanes
Tagalog:
kompanyang panghimpapawid
— company that flies airplanes
Tajik:
ширкати ҳавопаймои
(širkat-i havopaymo-yi)
— company that flies airplanes
Thai:
สายการบิน
(sǎai-gaan-bin)
— company that flies airplanes
Turkish:
hava yolu
— company that flies airplanes
Turkish:
havayolu
— company that flies airplanes
Turkmen:
awiakompaniýa
— company that flies airplanes
Ukrainian:
авіакомпа́нія
(aviakompánija)
— company that flies airplanes
Ukrainian:
авіалі́нії
(avialíniji)
— company that flies airplanes
Ukrainian:
авіапідприє́мство
(aviapidpryjémstvo)
— company that flies airplanes
Urdu:
فِضائی اِدارَہ
(fizāī idāra)
— company that flies airplanes
Urdu:
ہَوائی کَمْپَنی
(havāī kampanī)
— company that flies airplanes
Urdu:
ایئَرْلائِن
(earlāin)
— company that flies airplanes
Uyghur:
ئاۋىئاتسىيە شىركىتى
(awi'atsiye shirkiti)
— company that flies airplanes
Uzbek:
aviakompaniya
— company that flies airplanes
Uzbek:
havo kompaniyasi
— company that flies airplanes
Vietnamese:
công ty hàng không
— company that flies airplanes
Vietnamese:
hàng không
— company that flies airplanes
Vietnamese:
hãng hàng không
— company that flies airplanes
Yiddish:
לופֿטליניע
(luftlinye)
— company that flies airplanes