Airbus

See also: airbus

English

Etymology

Trade name, from air +‎ bus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛə.bʌs/, /ˈɛː.bʌs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛəɹ.bʌs/, /ˈɛɹ.bʌs/

Proper noun

Airbus

1. (aviation) A European multinational commercial aircraft manufacturer.

Translations

a European aircraft manufacturer

• Arabic: إِيرْبَاص m (ʔīrbāṣ)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 空中巴士 (hung¹ zung¹ baa¹ si^6-2)

  Mandarin: 空中客車／空中客车 (zh) (Kōngzhōng Kèchē), 空客 (zh) (Kōngkè)

• Hindi: एयरबस (eyarbas)
• Japanese: エアバス (Eabasu)
• Korean: 에어버스 (Eeobeoseu)
• Russian: Э́йрбас m (Éjrbas), Эйрба́с m (Ejrbás), Аэро́бус m (Aeróbus)

Noun

Airbus (plural Airbuses or Airbusses or (humorous) Airbii)

1. (aviation) An aircraft produced by the Airbus consortium.

   The new plane was the first Airbus in the airline's fleet.

Anagrams

• Burias, ruba'is, rubais