flight line

American  

noun

1. an area for the servicing and maintenance of airplanes that includes parking ramps and hangars.

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flight line British  

noun

1. an area of an airfield or airport on which aircraft, esp military aircraft, are parked and serviced

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Etymology

Origin of flight line

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

On the flight line, under a somber gray sky, everything and everyone had a place.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

More planes are being reworked outside on the Everett flight line.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022

"Until you start strutting around the flight line wearing aviator shades and pretending to be a badass."

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2022

“At night, the sound of jet aircraft taking off or landing at the flight line was like a lullaby to my ears,” wrote Richard, of Lewes, Del.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2020

There were dolls lying over the flight line, but he let it go.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers