Boeing 747

747 [747] (also Boeing 747) noun [C]

a very large passenger aircraft, also called informally the ‘jumbo jet’. It was first made by the US ↑Boeing Company in 1969. Each plane can carry more than 400 passengers. The 747–400 model is the longest, at more than 231 feet/70 metres. The safety of 747s was investigated after one exploded and crashed in 1996 off ↑Long Island, New York, killing all 230 passengers and crew.