Meaning of widebody | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An airliner capable of seating seven or more passengers in a single row of economy seating, with two aisles or more.
2. A player with a wide or heavyset body.
3. A tennis racket having a thick (although not necessarily wide) frame, increasing the racket's stiffness.

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“The world airline fleet of long-range aircraft consists almost entirely of widebodies.”

“The increased design⟳ freedom offered by composites was demonstrated with the introduction of "widebody" rackets, such as the Profile by Wilson, in the late 1980s. Widebody rackets have⟳ larger cross sections around the centre of the frame than the handle⟳ and tip⟳, to give⟳ higher stiffness in the region of maximum bending.”

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