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pre·flight | \ ˈprē-ˌflīt 
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\Definition of preflight
(Entry 1 of 3)
: preparing for or preliminary to flight (as of an aircraft)
a preflight inspection
preflight
verbpreflighted; preflighting; preflights
Definition of preflight (Entry 2 of 3)
: to inspect (an aircraft) before a flight
preflight
nounDefinition of preflight (Entry 3 of 3)
: a preflight inspection of an aircraft
Examples of preflight in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective The coordinators also filled out preflight forms weighing various risks including turbulence, the pilot’s condition, and the weather at the time of the trip.
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Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "Federal investigators cite FAA failures in 2018 floatplane crash near Ketchikan," 7 Nov. 2019 Athletes tend to approach drug tests with the same attention to detail as pilots carrying out their preflight plane inspections, and for good reason: A positive result can ground careers and ruin reputations.
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Karen Crouse, New York Times, "Sun Yang and Swimming Descend Into a Battle Over Doping," 23 July 2019 January 27, 1967: Apollo 1 accident A fire kills the mission’s three astronauts during a preflight test at Cape Canaveral.
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Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, "Apollo Milestones," 20 May 2019 Her days are filled with endless studying, preflight meetings, flying, post-flight debriefings, and meeting with engineers.
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Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, "Women Take Flight At New England Air Museum," 14 Mar. 2018 January 27, 1967: Apollo 1 accident A fire kills the mission’s three astronauts during a preflight test at Cape Canaveral.
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Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, "Apollo Milestones," 20 May 2019 Her days are filled with endless studying, preflight meetings, flying, post-flight debriefings, and meeting with engineers.
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Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, "Women Take Flight At New England Air Museum," 14 Mar. 2018 According to the NTSB, the crash stemmed from a preflight hydraulic check in which Mahany turned off a switch, cutting hydraulic pressure to the tail rotor hydraulic circuit.
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Jesse Paul, The Denver Post, "Flight For Life helicopter crash in Frisco that killed pilot was caused by hydraulic issue, NTSB finds," 28 Mar. 2017 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Hardly anyone pays attention to the preflight briefing, which contains important safety information.
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Author: Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, "How to evacuate a plane," 17 Sep. 2019 Hardly anyone pays attention to the preflight briefing, which contains important safety information.
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Author: Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, "How to evacuate a plane," 17 Sep. 2019 Hardly anyone pays attention to the preflight briefing, which contains important safety information.
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Author: Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, "How to evacuate a plane," 17 Sep. 2019 Hardly anyone pays attention to the preflight briefing, which contains important safety information.
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Author: Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, "How to evacuate a plane," 17 Sep. 2019 Hardly anyone pays attention to the preflight briefing, which contains important safety information.
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Author: Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, "How to evacuate a plane," 17 Sep. 2019 Hardly anyone pays attention to the preflight briefing, which contains important safety information.
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Author: Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, "How to evacuate a plane," 17 Sep. 2019 Hardly anyone pays attention to the preflight briefing, which contains important safety information.
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Author: Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, "How to evacuate a plane," 17 Sep. 2019 Hardly anyone pays attention to the preflight briefing, which contains important safety information.
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Author: Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, "How to evacuate a plane," 17 Sep. 2019
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