flight deck
noun
1
: the uppermost complete deck of an aircraft carrier
2
: the forward compartment in some airplanes
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The interaction reveals for the first time who said what in the flight deck, Bloomberg noted.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 17 July 2025
The group declared, in unison, allegiance to the United States and support of the Constitution, by renouncing any allegiance to a foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and was followed by a thunderous applause that echoed throughout the flight deck.
—David J. Bohnet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
While there apparently were survivors on the flight deck, astronaut Mike Mullane wondered about McAuliffe, Jarvis and McNair, who had no view of the outside world from their seats on the mid-deck.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Several fighter jets and helicopters were seen parked on the flight deck as the Shandong sailed into the city's harbor.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 17 July 2025
The group declared, in unison, allegiance to the United States and support of the Constitution, by renouncing any allegiance to a foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and was followed by a thunderous applause that echoed throughout the flight deck.
—David J. Bohnet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
While there apparently were survivors on the flight deck, astronaut Mike Mullane wondered about McAuliffe, Jarvis and McNair, who had no view of the outside world from their seats on the mid-deck.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Several fighter jets and helicopters were seen parked on the flight deck as the Shandong sailed into the city's harbor.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
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“Flight deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20deck. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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