flight path
noun
: the path in the air or space made or followed by something (such as a particle, an airplane, or a spacecraft) in flight
Examples of flight path in a Sentence
No other planes were on their flight path.
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As Ceva works out its China-to-U.S. charter, Kuehne + Nagel is scaling its own charter network to roughly 100 weekly charter connections worldwide, encompassing trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes, intra-Asia and Asia-to-Europe trade lanes and flight paths including Latin America.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Mar. 2025
The test was conducted with thorough safety measures, the company emphasized, ensuring the road was closed off during the flight test, nobody was under or near the flight path, the surrounding area was not densely populated and safety equipment and emergency crews were present.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
The preplanned flight path for Fram2 was also expected to take the crew capsule over Cuba and Panama as the rocket fired the spacecraft toward orbit.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Noem said disclosing information about the removal flights such as locations of departures and flight paths could endanger U.S. officials, contractors, immigrants and the public.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Mar. 2025
The test was conducted with thorough safety measures, the company emphasized, ensuring the road was closed off during the flight test, nobody was under or near the flight path, the surrounding area was not densely populated and safety equipment and emergency crews were present.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
The preplanned flight path for Fram2 was also expected to take the crew capsule over Cuba and Panama as the rocket fired the spacecraft toward orbit.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Noem said disclosing information about the removal flights such as locations of departures and flight paths could endanger U.S. officials, contractors, immigrants and the public.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flight path
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20path. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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