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flight path

noun

Definition of flight path

as in trajectory

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Recent Examples of flight path 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 Your next DoorDash order could arrive with a flight path instead of a driver. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Before the next disaster, the city and the FAA owe the tens of thousands of residents living under this flight path a proactive plan, not another investigation after another catastrophe. — Janet Handal, New York Daily News, 13 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 See All Example Sentences for flight path

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Noun

Profits were pinched by higher costs from labor expenses and expansion, analysts said, but that shouldn’t derail its upward trajectory.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Lowe about his own life's upward trajectory.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of trajectory

Noun

Wichita State led 45-43 at halftime after hitting seven of its first 12 attempts from beyond the arc.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2026
The early-season MVP favorite scored 40 with ease before the third quarter ended, and finished the game with 53 points, five rebounds and five assists on 17-for-33 shooting from the field and made five of his 15 shots from beyond the arc.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of arc

Noun

The play changed the momentum of the game and in many ways paved the path for the Panthers’ third consecutive loss and the Broncos’ fifth consecutive win.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2026
Localized and shallow flooding of beach parking lots, bike paths, and walkways.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of path

Noun

Other proteins, immune changes, and signaling pathways could be responsible as well.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
The film’s production budget netted out to a rather modest $38 million, giving it a much easier pathway to theatrical profitability than Depp’s previous mega-budget tentpoles.

— J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of pathway

Noun

The track is the most pointed (but certainly not the only) reminder that this is an album about falling for another person—in this case, conveniently, a woman called Love.

— Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
Several residents said the street already experiences backups, particularly when trains cross nearby railroad tracks.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of track

Noun

Bendon wasn’t trying to get Ashbeck fired from her new employer, where Bendon had received care for 12 years, but asked the clinic to take steps to prevent unauthorized access to her records, Westbrook said.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
The rail line, steps from the ocean in San Clemente, has been battered by storms and high tides.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of steps

Noun

This also had a boat trip included, a lovely way to cool off after a day walking Barcelona’s lanes.

— Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
Charlotte won the rebound battle 51 to 44, but left the Pistons open way too often and were sloppy with the ball, committing 25 turnovers.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

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