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Boeing

name · noun · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈboʊ.ɪŋ/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈbəʊ.ɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: B OW1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A US aerospace company known for their commercial aircraft.

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

3

noun

Meaning 3

An aircraft produced by the Boeing company.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: aircraft

Examples

  • Southwest Airlines' fleet consists of all Boeings, without a single Airbus.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Anglicized spelling of the German surname Böing.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُويِنْغ (būyinḡ) — An American aerospace company
  • Armenian: Բոինգ — An American aerospace company
  • Belarusian: Бо́інг (Bóinh) — An American aerospace company
  • Bulgarian: Бо́инг (Bóing) — An American aerospace company
  • Chinese Mandarin: 波音 (Bōyīn) — An American aerospace company
  • French: Boeing — An American aerospace company
  • Galician: Boeing — An American aerospace company
  • Georgian: ბოინგი (boingi) — An American aerospace company
  • Greek: Μπόινγκ (Bóingk) — An American aerospace company
  • Hebrew: בואינג — An American aerospace company
  • Hindi: बोइंग (boiṅg) — An American aerospace company
  • Japanese: ボーイング (Bōingu) — An American aerospace company
  • Khmer: បូអ៊ិង (bouʼɨng) — An American aerospace company
  • Korean: 보잉 — An American aerospace company
  • Macedonian: Боинг — An American aerospace company
  • Persian: بوئینگ (bo'ing) — An American aerospace company
  • Portuguese: Boeing — An American aerospace company
  • Russian: Бо́инг (Bóing) — An American aerospace company
  • Serbo-Croatian: Боинг — An American aerospace company
  • Thai: โบอิง (bo-ing) — An American aerospace company
  • Ukrainian: Бо́інг (Bóinh) — An American aerospace company
  • Xhosa: Bhuwingi class Isibizo/Iibhuwingi — An American aerospace company
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