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.

Recent Examples on the Web

While pilots and instructors stress standardizing procedures and flight paths, news incidents such as police chases, fires and crashes force pilots into new conditions during every flight. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

However, communities will want answers about noise and flight paths. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Provide an open flight path directly in front of the opening, allowing owls to land and launch effortlessly during their nighttime hunting shifts. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026

The construction site is directly beneath a flight path to Reagan National Airport, and large cranes might be less than two hundred feet from descending planes. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flight path

• bloodbath
• footpath
• towpath
• warpath
• aftermath
• multipath
• psychopath
• hath
• lath
• math
• rath
• spath

Kids Definition

flight path

noun

: the path in the air or space made or followed by something (as a particle, an airplane, or a spacecraft) in flight