flight path
noun
: the path in the air or space made or followed by something (such as a particle, an airplane, or a spacecraft) in flight
Examples of flight path in a Sentence
No other planes were on their flight path.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Cape Air plane departed Nantucket Memorial Airport in Massachusetts at 5:35 p.m. and landed in Boston at 6:14 p.m., according to FlightAware, a site which tracks flight paths.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The flight path of the Parker Solar Probe will take it too close to the sun to carry cameras and telescopes, but Solar Orbiter is outfitted with an array of instruments to share its unique observations of the sun.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
Typically, cell towers are situated away from airports to prevent interference with aircraft flight paths, especially during takeoff and landing, which can diminish wireless signal strength and mobile data speeds.
—Julie Song, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Pitchers have forever been licking their fingers and clutching rosin bags to help with grip; these days, camera technology and data analysis have put a premium on players who can also impart enough spin to make the ball run, ride, cut, carry, sink, tunnel, and bore along a split-second flight path.
—Zach Schonbrun, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The flight path of the Parker Solar Probe will take it too close to the sun to carry cameras and telescopes, but Solar Orbiter is outfitted with an array of instruments to share its unique observations of the sun.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
Typically, cell towers are situated away from airports to prevent interference with aircraft flight paths, especially during takeoff and landing, which can diminish wireless signal strength and mobile data speeds.
—Julie Song, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Pitchers have forever been licking their fingers and clutching rosin bags to help with grip; these days, camera technology and data analysis have put a premium on players who can also impart enough spin to make the ball run, ride, cut, carry, sink, tunnel, and bore along a split-second flight path.
—Zach Schonbrun, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20path. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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