flight deck

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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.

Origin of flight deck

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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How to use flight deck in a sentence

  • flight deck displays look like the TV department of an electronics store.

  • There had been 32 previous cases of flight deck emergencies caused by false speed readings.

  • The two youths took their leave of the force commander and returned thoughtfully to the Trenton's flight deck.

    Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney Bowen
  • He stopped because he caught sight of the vice-admiral's aide hurrying toward them across the flight deck.

    Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney Bowen
  • At any rate, it's much better than standing here on this blasted flight deck eating our hearts out.

    Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney Bowen
  • He reached it and probably set a new ship's record for reaching the flight deck in jig time.

    Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney Bowen
  • There were no jets warming up on the flight deck, there were no sounds of chipping hammers.

    Decision | Frank M. Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for flight deck

flight deck

noun
  1. the crew compartment in an airliner: Compare cockpit (def. 1)

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

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