flight-test

verb

ˈflīt-ˌtest 

flight-tested; flight-testing; flight-tests

transitive verb

: to test (an airplane, a spacecraft, etc.) in flight

Examples of flight-test in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was equipped with specialized flight-test instruments and flown by a dedicated Airbus test crew. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Northrop Grumman has successfully flight-tested a new quantum navigation system aboard its Lumberjack drone. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

Edwards is the Air Force's premier flight-test center, and B-52s stationed there are frequently used for developmental and modernization testing rather than routine operational missions. — Sophia Compton , Morgan Phillips, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flight-test

• abreast
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• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
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• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
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• caressed