flight path
noun
: the path in the air or space made or followed by something (such as a particle, an airplane, or a spacecraft) in flight
Examples of flight path in a Sentence
No other planes were on their flight path.
Recent Examples on the Web
Even the pilots were excited, coming out of the cockpit to brief passengers on the flight path.
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2024
What Boone didn’t expect, however, was the solo homer’s flight path.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
And moving the bombs bursting in air away from the San Jose Mineta International Airport flight path means air traffic won’t need to be shut down during the show, either.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024
Avoiding turbulence will lead to longer and more convoluted flight paths.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2024
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2024
What Boone didn’t expect, however, was the solo homer’s flight path.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
And moving the bombs bursting in air away from the San Jose Mineta International Airport flight path means air traffic won’t need to be shut down during the show, either.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024
Avoiding turbulence will lead to longer and more convoluted flight paths.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for flight path
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20path. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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