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737

737 noun: a Boeing airplane model, number seven thirty-seven, sold to airlines for passenger or cargo transportation.

737: a Boeing airplane model, number seven thirty-seven, sold to airlines for passenger or cargo...
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Noun

737 (plural 737s)

  1. A Boeing airplane model, number seven thirty-seven, sold to airlines for passenger or cargo transportation.
    • 737 comin' out of the sky / Oh, won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride? / I wanna move, playin' in a travelin' band, yeah / Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land / Tryin' to get a hand / Playin' in a travelin' band1970, “Travelin' Band”, in Cosmo's Factory, performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
    • He boasted about how quickly the company had brought the 737 Max to market — and praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s “streamlined” certification process.2019 April 3, Chris Isidore, “Boeing boasted about streamlined approval for the 737 Max. Now it’s cleaning up the mess”, in CNN

Forms of 737

plural737s

Questions about 737

What does 737 mean?
737 means a Boeing airplane model, number seven thirty-seven, sold to airlines for passenger or cargo transportation.
What part of speech is 737?
737 is a noun.
What is the plural of 737?
The plural of 737 is 737s.

Words near 737 in the dictionary

  1. 71st
  2. 720
  3. 720s
  4. 72nd
  5. 730
  6. 737
  7. 737s
  8. 73rd
  9. 747
  10. 747s
  11. 74th

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