flight deck
noun
1
: the uppermost complete deck of an aircraft carrier
2
: the forward compartment in some airplanes
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The captain made five attempts at this and a cockpit crew member also placed an intercom call to the flight deck.
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Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
As the fighter went overboard, its two pilots were forced to eject, but they were rescued by a search-and-rescue helicopter and only had minor injuries, with no flight deck personnel injured, according to the official.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 7 May 2025
Or take the trip across the Oakland Bay Bridge to the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum; every Independence Day, the retired warship hosts a Fourth of July BBQ on its flight deck.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 5 May 2025
The Imperial Valley Master Chorale will sing on the flight deck at noon on May 24.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
As the fighter went overboard, its two pilots were forced to eject, but they were rescued by a search-and-rescue helicopter and only had minor injuries, with no flight deck personnel injured, according to the official.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 7 May 2025
Or take the trip across the Oakland Bay Bridge to the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum; every Independence Day, the retired warship hosts a Fourth of July BBQ on its flight deck.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 5 May 2025
The Imperial Valley Master Chorale will sing on the flight deck at noon on May 24.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
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“Flight deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20deck. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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