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flightline

flightline is the alternative form of flight line.

Meaning of flight line

Noun

flight line (plural flight lines)

  1. The precise movement of a civil photogrammetric aircraft along a predetermined course at a predetermined altitude during the actual photographic run.
  2. The area of an airfield where aircraft may be parked and serviced, including hangars, but not including taxiways or runways.
    Synonyms:
    apron, ramp

Forms of flightline

pluralflightlines

Questions about flightline

What is flightline the alternative form of?
Flightline is the alternative form of flight line.

Words near flightline in the dictionary

  1. flightless
  2. flightless cormorant
  3. flightless cormorants
  4. flightlessly
  5. flightlessness
  6. flightline
  7. flightlines
  8. flightling
  9. flightlings
  10. flightmap
  11. flightmaps

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