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Narrowbody vs Widebody - What's the difference?

narrowbody | widebody |

In aeronautics terms the difference between narrowbody and widebody

is that narrowbody is an airliner capable of seating six or less passengers in a single row of economy seating, with one aisle while widebody is an airliner capable of seating seven or more passengers in a single row of economy seating, with two aisles or more.

narrowbody

English

Alternative forms

* narrow-body

Noun

(narrowbodies)
  • (aeronautics) An airliner capable of seating six or less passengers in a single row of economy seating, with one aisle.
  • Derived terms

    * narrowbodied * narrow-bodied

    Synonyms

    * single-aisle

    See also

    * widebody English retronyms

    widebody

    Alternative forms

    *wide-body

    Noun

    (widebodies)
  • (aeronautics) An airliner capable of seating seven or more passengers in a single row of economy seating, with two aisles or more.
  • The world airline fleet of long-range aircraft consists almost entirely of widebodies .

    Derived terms

    *widebodied *wide-bodied

    See also

    *narrowbody