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.
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The gentleman sitting next to me in the helicopter is monitoring both the pilot’s flight path and the weather from an app on his phone.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
Both crewmembers then focused on the aircraft flight path, and the retraction of the landing gear was inadvertently omitted.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
But the best flight path is letting the market work.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Location data from these two planes show their flight paths converging after one pilot decided to abort landing and circle around to try again.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
Both crewmembers then focused on the aircraft flight path, and the retraction of the landing gear was inadvertently omitted.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
But the best flight path is letting the market work.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Location data from these two planes show their flight paths converging after one pilot decided to abort landing and circle around to try again.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for flight path
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“Flight path.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20path. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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