flight plan

noun

: a usually written statement (as by a pilot) of the details of an intended flight (as of an airplane or spacecraft) usually filed with an authority

Examples of flight plan in a Sentence

The pilot filed a flight plan before taking off.

Recent Examples on the Web

According to flight plans, there were two people on board one of the helicopters and three in the other, Finnish police said. —Bailey Richards, People.com, 18 May 2025

Boasberg halted the hearing for 30 minutes so Justice Department lawyer Drew Ensign could gather more information about possible flight plans. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025

While players traded usually need to figure out flight plans and car pickups to join their new squad, Dominguez was spotted simply walking through the tunnel to join the Blue Jays in the middle of their doubleheader on Tuesday. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025

Expenses also jumped at the league level, including the charter flight plan that costs $25 million per year. —Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 17 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flight plan

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman
• fishman