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.
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To solve this, MIGHTY first creates a rough flight path instead of calculating everything from the beginning.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Most flights come within 40 miles of the country with flight paths that are consistent with surveillance missions.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Stout said that could help reduce noise and spread flight paths farther south.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 14 May 2026
And some destinations popular with tourists in Europe happen to have some of the bumpiest flight paths on the continent.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Most flights come within 40 miles of the country with flight paths that are consistent with surveillance missions.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Stout said that could help reduce noise and spread flight paths farther south.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 14 May 2026
And some destinations popular with tourists in Europe happen to have some of the bumpiest flight paths on the continent.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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