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 advantage swings way back in hydrogen's favor in terms of airborne range, though, and the fueling conundrum is easier to solve by simply rolling out fueling stations at the launch and destination points of air taxi services, expanding gradually with additional locations and flight paths. —New Atlas, 11 July 2024

Fortunately, for passengers, the resulting flight paths don’t add on a significant amount of extra travel time. —Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2024

Experts say that shifting the flight path of this small fleet of planes ever so slightly could make a big difference. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024

These coordinates are stored as flight paths in simulation software on the pilot-in-charge's computer. —Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

flight path

noun

: the path in the air or space made or followed by something (as a particle, an airplane, or a spacecraft) in flight