flight path

noun

Definition of flight pathnext
as in trajectory

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Recent Examples of flight path So the upcoming Flight 13 will likely mirror much of the flight path and mission objectives as Flight 12, including relighting one of Ship's Raptor engines in space. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 2 July 2026 Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 The only public indication of an impending launch was the release of a warning for pilots and sailors to steer clear of the rocket’s flight path. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 Information posted online by Flightradar24, which has not been verified, suggests the plane had significantly deviated from its planned flight path. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for flight path
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flight path
  1. trajectory
  2. arc
  3. route
  4. path
  5. pathway
  6. track
  7. steps
  8. way
Noun
  • At 27, considering his Hall of Fame trajectory, Jefferson’s goals are understandably lofty.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • At a postlaunch press conference, NASA officials noted that the performance of the rocket that took the telescope to space was so picture-perfect that Roman will likely need fewer trajectory adjustments than planned.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of trajectory
Noun
  • The world of the show isn’t perfect, but its characters are kind in the face of obstacles, and each half-hour arc bends reassuringly toward justice.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That strange hue will gradually fade in the hour following moonrise, as Earth's satellite arcs away from the skyline.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of arc
Noun
  • That could offer shipowners another route toward lower fuel use and emissions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Avelo Airlines is extending its flight schedule at Concord-Padgett Regional Airport after announcing five new routes this year.
    — DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • Rain chances along the storm's path remain over 60% on Wednesday, according to weather service forecasts.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Aitken is hopeful that the team’s sale will open a path to a new land deal with incoming owner Stan Kroenke.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of path
Noun
  • Others with more extreme behaviors are sent home with no educational pathway at all.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This approach can help preserve businesses and honor owners' legacies by providing them with an exit pathway.
    — Evan Edwards, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of pathway
Noun
  • Some Grouper tracks are cosmic, with synths appearing like auroras along the firmament; others use wispy, haunted vocals and acoustic guitar like gentle brushstrokes on a boundless canvas.
    — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Simultaneously, the direct management of inputs and distribution—from rubber plantations to railway tracks—permitted lower production costs, translating not only to lower prices but also to higher-than-average wages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of track
Noun
  • The Mamdani administration has taken encouraging steps, including offering free naloxone by mail through its Just in Case campaign and investing $12 million to train and employ 500 additional peer specialists.
    — Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That combination—a hard deadline six years out and a Congress that can’t agree on next steps—is precisely what Shedden says is pushing clients toward the exits early, even though claiming at 62 locks in a permanently smaller monthly check for life.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of steps
Noun
  • While spoken language might benefit us in myriad ways, no single activity requires it, let alone explains what triggered its ongoing evolution over tens to hundreds of thousands of years.
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For nearly two additional years, all the way to a six-hour cut of the movie that went deep on Musk’s 2025 DOGE era and his SpaceX IPO plate-spin this summer.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of way

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