flight deck

noun

1. Navy.,  the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, constructed and equipped for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.

2. Aeronautics.,  (in certain aircraft) an elevated compartment containing the instruments and controls used by the pilot, copilot, and flight engineer to operate the aircraft.

flight deck

noun

1. the crew compartment in an airliner Compare cockpit

2. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier from which aircraft take off and on which they land

Word History and Origins

Origin of flight deck¹

First recorded in 1920–25