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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In current operation, a human pilot plans and controls the flight path. Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 Create drifts of each plant variety for a flight path hummingbirds can’t miss. Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2025 But the fatal accident has reignited safety concerns about Montgomery-Gibbs, where so many homes and businesses sit beneath its popular flight paths. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025 These various platforms would need to have different types of sensors that are specifically designed to track hypersonic threats in different phases of their flight paths. Iain Boyd, The Conversation, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for flight path

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flight path was in 1908

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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20path. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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flight path

noun
: the path in the air or space made or followed by something (as a particle, an airplane, or a spacecraft) in flight

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