flight formation

noun

an arrangement of two or more airplanes flying together in a group, usually in a predetermined pattern.

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Words nearby flight formation

flight capital, flight control, flight deck, flight engineer, flight feather, flight formation, flight indicator, flight instrument, flight leader, flight level, flight lieutenant
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Example sentences from the Web for flight formation

  • He consulted ornithologists, and learned that the configuration of parallel lines agrees with the flight-formation of cranes.

    The Book of the Damned|Charles Fort

British Dictionary definitions for flight formation

flight formation

noun

two or more aircraft flying together in a set pattern
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