flight deck

noun

The deck of an aircraft carrier, where aircraft can land and take off.

“the flight deck of the Airbus A380”

Similar
landing deck

Meanings

nounflight deck (plural flight decks)

plural flight decks

  1. The deck of an aircraft carrier, where aircraft can land and take off.
  2. The cockpit of a large aircraft.

    the flight deck of the Airbus A380

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway

Similar
landing deck
Broader
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish flyvedæk
  • flyvedækdeck of an aircraft carrier
Dutch vliegdek
  • vliegdekdeck of an aircraft carrier
Finnish lentokansi
  • lentokansideck of an aircraft carrier
French pont d'envol
  • pont d'envoldeck of an aircraft carrier
Irish deic eitilte
  • deic eitiltedeck of an aircraft carrier
Italian ponte di decollo, cabina di pilotaggio
  • ponte di decollodeck of an aircraft carrier
  • cabina di pilotaggiodeck of an aircraft carrier
  • ponte di comandodeck of an aircraft carrier
Japanese 飛行甲板
  • 飛行甲板 (hikō kanpan)deck of an aircraft carrier
Polish pokład startowy
  • pokład startowydeck of an aircraft carrier
Cite this entry
APA

flight deck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20deck

MLA

“flight deck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20deck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flight deck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20deck.

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