单词 | stretch jet |
释义 | > as lemmasstretch jet Used attributively or as adj. to designate an airliner or car having an extended seating or storage area, usually in combinations as stretch jet, stretch limo, stretch limousine, stretch plane, etc. Originally and chiefly North American. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > with jet engine(s) > types of superjet1945 twin-jet1946 fan-jet1963 jumbo jet1964 jump jet1964 jumbo1966 super-jumbo1968 tri-jet1968 stretch plane1971 stretch1973 wide-body1979 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [adjective] > built with larger or smaller dimensions stretched1960 stretch1971 downsized1975 upsized1977 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > with separate compartment for driver > stretched stretch limo1971 stretch1973 1971 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 17 Mar. 3 a/2 Sen. William B. Spong Jr., D-Va., has announced a freeze on the number of stretch jets allowed at Washington's National Airport. 1975 Economist 15 Mar. 57/1 The big American airlift, which now involves civilian-piloted Hercules and DC-8 stretch jets..carrying rice, fuel, and ammunition, is largely unaffected. 1982 N. Sedaka Laughter in Rain (1983) iv. xxviii. 217 At last Elton arrived, an hour and a half late, in a large, stretch Caddy limousine. 1984 Fortune 19 Mar. 32/3 Emery is moving fast to protect the business, leasing five refurbished stretch DC-8 cargo planes. 1985 R. Barth Condo Kill xxxviii. 174 A black stretch Fleetwood Cadillac pulled up to the curb. 1986 Daily Tel. 21 Oct. 8/6 Limousines, whether of the ‘stretch’ variety or simply the ordinary sedan, are a common sight in the United States. 1987 E. Leonard Bandits v. 61 He saw the white Cadillac stretch limo. 1987 New Yorker 16 Feb. 42/3 He possesses..a stretch Rolls-Royce (at last report, he was giving it up, as too showy). 1989 D. Francis Hot Money xvii. 239 Being driven round Los Angeles..in a stretch-limousine Malcolm seemed to have hired by the yard. < as lemmas |
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