🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

空客

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kōngkè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Airbus/ˈɛərbəs/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"新款空客飞机将在下个月发布。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large passenger aircraft designed for commercial air travel.

    "The new Airbus model has improved fuel efficiency and passenger comfort."
  2. 2

    A company that designs and manufactures aircraft.

    "Airbus is known for its innovative approach to aircraft design."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Airbus' originated in the 1960s as a brand name for a series of commercial aircraft manufactured by the European aerospace corporation Airbus S.A.S. The name combines 'air' referring to aviation and 'bus' suggesting a mode of transport, reflecting the company's goal of creating a mass transport solution in the skies.

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