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

Example Sentences

Advances in technology over past decades have already reduced the number of people needed on the flight deck.

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She noticed the fumes on her first day, a near-constant smell that permeated the flight deck.

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Boeing has also been designing the flight deck of a new narrow-body aircraft, according to a person familiar with the plans.

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HMS Prince of Wales, which docked in Singapore on Monday, is one of the UK Navy's largest ships with a flight deck large enough to fit three football pitches.

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The team sees the Proteus taking off from a Royal Navy frigate, flying to pre-set co-ordinates, dropping the high-tech buoys, then returning to the flight deck.

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