flight deck
noun
1
: the uppermost complete deck of an aircraft carrier
2
: the forward compartment in some airplanes
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Mach Industries has won a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract to develop a long-range unmanned aircraft designed to launch from austere locations and ships without large flight decks.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
The flight deck of the USS Midway is where history happened.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The charge to make the plane capable of loading cargo through its nose required the flight deck to be situated above the main section.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
For some passengers, seeing the people responsible for flying the aircraft and hearing directly from the flight deck can help ease any fears of the unknown.
—Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
The flight deck of the USS Midway is where history happened.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The charge to make the plane capable of loading cargo through its nose required the flight deck to be situated above the main section.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
For some passengers, seeing the people responsible for flying the aircraft and hearing directly from the flight deck can help ease any fears of the unknown.
—Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for flight deck
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“Flight deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20deck. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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