flight deck
noun
1
: the uppermost complete deck of an aircraft carrier
2
: the forward compartment in some airplanes
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Neither did the Midway’s air boss, who ran flight deck operations.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Thousands of Vietnam War veterans and Vietnamese-Americans flooded the USS Midway’s flight deck Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the war’s end — and the daring rescues that came with it.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The images of China’s Dalian shipbuilding facility in northeast China suggest that the new ship will allow fighter jets to be launched from four parts of the flight deck, leading analysts to conclude that the images suggest a new ship design — unlike anything now in the Chinese fleet.
—Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
Photos taken by the Japanese navy show at least one fighter jet taking off from the Shandong, while multiple fighter aircraft and a helicopter were spotted on its flight deck.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Thousands of Vietnam War veterans and Vietnamese-Americans flooded the USS Midway’s flight deck Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the war’s end — and the daring rescues that came with it.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The images of China’s Dalian shipbuilding facility in northeast China suggest that the new ship will allow fighter jets to be launched from four parts of the flight deck, leading analysts to conclude that the images suggest a new ship design — unlike anything now in the Chinese fleet.
—Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
Photos taken by the Japanese navy show at least one fighter jet taking off from the Shandong, while multiple fighter aircraft and a helicopter were spotted on its flight deck.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Flight deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20deck. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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