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feederliner

noun

Etymology

From feeder + liner.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-✻
  4. inherited from *līną✻
  5. inherited from *līnǭ✻
  6. inherited from *līnā✻
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. formed as liner — “line + -er”
  10. compounded as feederliner — “feeder + liner”

Definitions

  1. A regional airliner

    A regional airliner; a small airliner that is designed to fly up to 100 passengers on short-haul flights, usually feeding larger carriers' airline hubs from small markets.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA