flight engineer

noun

: a flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation

Examples of flight engineer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Glover spent 168 days in orbit on that stint, serving as flight engineer for Expeditions 64 and 65, and completed four spacewalks. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Expedition 75 flight engineer Sophie Adenot with European Space Agency (ESA) donned the Delta badge originally worn by actor Anson Mount for a video recorded from aboard the space station. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers experienced the largest decline in fatal injury rates from 2014 to 2024, according to the analysis. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Brown, who had been laid off from his job as a Braniff pilot and flight engineer, held a partial interest in a construction company, the newspaper reported. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flight engineer

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Kids Definition

flight engineer

noun

: a crew member of an airplane responsible for mechanical operation