flight deck

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noun

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

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

Nearby words

flight arrow, flight attendant, flight bag, flight capital, flight control, flight deck, flight engineer, flight feather, flight formation, flight indicator, flight instrument

Origin of flight deck

First recorded in 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for flight deck

flight deck

noun

the crew compartment in an airlinerCompare cockpit (def. 1)

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

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