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maiden flight

maiden flight noun: the first flight of an airplane or other airborne vehicle, usually used to test or demonstrate the functions of the systems.

Noun

maiden flight (plural maiden flights)

  1. The first flight of an airplane or other airborne vehicle, usually used to test or demonstrate the functions of the systems.
    • The manufacturer's CEO was confident enough to ride as a passenger on the airship's maiden flight.

Forms of maiden flight

pluralmaiden flights

Origin of maiden flight

See maiden (adjective).

Questions about maiden flight

What does maiden flight mean?
Maiden flight means the first flight of an airplane or other airborne vehicle, usually used to test or demonstrate the functions of the systems.
What part of speech is maiden flight?
Maiden flight is a noun.
What is the plural of maiden flight?
The plural of maiden flight is maiden flights.

Words near maiden flight in the dictionary

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  3. maiden assizes
  4. Maiden Bradley
  5. Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield
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  8. maiden grass
  9. maiden grasses
  10. Maiden Gully
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