postflight

adjective

post·​flight ˌpōst-ˈflīt 

: occurring after a flight

postflight aircraft inspections

a postflight debriefing

Examples of postflight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And last month, after nearly two years of study, the ten separate research teams confirmed their preliminary findings (which were initially released in 2017), as well as presented details on their postflight follow-up results. —Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2018

And, what’s more, the changes appeared to last through the entire duration of the postflight study. —Doug Adler, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2020

By comparing and contrasting the preflight and postflight scans, the researchers found statistically significant changes in several key organs and structures. —Doug Adler, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2020

Among them: a functioning VW bus that could serve as a balloon’s basket and provide postflight transport. —Sarah Schweitzer, Outside Online, 19 July 2022

This time, the protocols were more extensive, incorporating CDC recommendations on infection control during postflight medical testing and readaptation. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 4 Mar. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postflight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight