flight line

noun

an area for the servicing and maintenance of airplanes that includes parking ramps and hangars.

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Origin of flight line

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby flight line

flight indicator, flight instrument, flight leader, flight level, flight lieutenant, flight line, flight management systems, flight nurse, flight of fancy, flight of ideas, flight officer
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British Dictionary definitions for flight line

flight line

noun

an area of an airfield or airport on which aircraft, esp military aircraft, are parked and serviced
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