word-vault/dist/data/cards/ai/airline.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "airline",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a company that provides regular flights to take passengers and goods to different places",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(both British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(both British English)(British English)(North American English also)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **airline pilot/passenger**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a low-cost/budget/no-frills/discount airline"
                },
                {
                    "text": "international/major airlines"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The airline is/are also adding a flight to Chambéry in the Alps."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He needed to buy an airline ticket immediately."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company is looking to expand into the commercial **airline industry**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All scheduled airline services will be affected by the strike."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They operate a private airline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's the founder of Europe's biggest no-frills airline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll never fly this airline (= travel with this airline company) again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Prices on charter airlines are usually lower."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The airline operates mainly between Florida and Puerto Rico."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by air"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "large", "major"],
                "verb + airline": ["operate", "run", "fly"],
                "airline + verb": ["fly", "operate"],
                "airline + noun": ["business", "company", "industry"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeəlaɪn/",
                "audio": "ai/airline/airline__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈerlaɪn/",
                "audio": "ai/airline/airline__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}