Boeing

The word “Boeing” means an aircraft manufactured by the Boeing Company, or the company itself, a major American aerospace manufacturer. In plain terms, the well-known American aircraft maker, or informally, one of its planes.

“Boeing” is pronounced BOH-ihng (/ˈboʊ.ɪŋ/ in IPA).

Here is “Boeing” used in a sentence: “The airline's fleet is mostly Boeings.”

“Boeing” is a noun.

The word “Boeing” comes from German. An anglicized spelling of the German surname Böing, after founder William Boeing.

“Boeing” is a fairly common word in modern English.

Boeing refers to both the Boeing Company itself, a major American aerospace manufacturer, and informally to an aircraft made by that company, as in "we flew on a Boeing." Context usually makes clear whether the company or a specific plane is meant.

Boeing and Airbus are both major aircraft manufacturers, with Boeing being an American company and Airbus a European one; both produce commercial airliners that compete directly in the same market. The word Boeing refers only to aircraft or products from the American manufacturer.

Boeing is capitalized because it derives from the proper name of the Boeing Company, so even when used informally to mean an aircraft, it retains the capital letter of a brand name.