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flight deck

1. The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, used as a runway.

2. An elevated compartment in certain aircraft, used by the pilot, copilot, and flight engineer.

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flight deck

1. (Aeronautics) the crew compartment in an airliner. Compare cockpit¹

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

flight′ deck`

1. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.

2. an elevated compartment in certain aircraft containing the instruments and controls used by the crew.

flight deck

1. In certain airplanes, an elevated compartment occupied by the crew for operating the airplane in flight.
2. The upper deck of an aircraft carrier that serves as a runway.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun

flight deck - the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway

landing deck

aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, flattop, carrier - a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

deck - any of various platforms built into a vessel

Translations

حجرة ملاحي الطائِرهسَطْح الطَّيَران

pilotní kabinavzletová paluba

cockpitflyvedæk

Flugdeck

cabine de pilotage pont d'envol

felszállófedélzet

flugpallurstjórnklefi

cabina di pilotaggio mazzo di carte pista di portaerei ponte di volo radioregistratore

start- og landingsdekk på hangarskip

pilotná kabínavzletová paluba

pilot mahalliuçuş güvertesi

飞行甲板驾驶舱

flight deck

n (on aircraft carrier) → ponte m di volo; (of aeroplane) → cabina di pilotaggio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

flight¹

(flait) noun

1. act of flying. the flight of a bird.

2. a journey in a plane. How long is the flight to New York?

3. a number of steps or stairs. A flight of steps.

4. a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air. a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.

ˈflighty adjective

(usually of girls and women) with easily changed ideas; not thinking deeply; always looking for amusement.

flight deck

1. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier where planes take off or land.

2. the forward part of an aeroplane where the pilot and crew sit.

in flight

flying. Have you seen the geese in flight?

see also fly².

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Hit the deck

I was taken off the flight deck during the remainder of that evolution.

Crossing the landing area

"Etihad Airways Airbus A330-200 operating flight EY 473 from Brisbane to Singapore with 164 passengers and 11 crew on board returned to Brisbane due to a flight deck instrument failure," said a spokesperson of the Abu Dhabi-based carrier.

Etihad Airways plane makes emergency landing in Brisbane

DCNS has achieved formal qualification of the FREMM frigate Aquitaine's flight deck for operations with the Lynx helicopter.

First helicopter landing trials on FREMM Aquitaine

Aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace on Wednesday announced that its Vision Flight Deck has entered service on schedule on a Global 5000 aircraft.

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