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View synonyms for flight control
flight control
noun
- the direction of airplane movements, especially takeoffs and landings, by messages from the ground.
- the system by which this direction is done.
- the office from which this direction is done.
- the system by which the pilot of an airplane controls the movement of the airplane.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flight control1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences
Bonin was flying the airplane at the time when its flight control computers suddenly quit, requiring him to take over.
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