flight line

noun

The precise movement of a civil photogrammetric aircraft along a predetermined course at a predetermined altitude during the actual photographic run.

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Meanings

nounflight line (plural flight lines)

plural flight lines

  1. aeronauticsThe precise movement of a civil photogrammetric aircraft along a predetermined course at a predetermined altitude during the actual photographic run.
  2. aeronauticsThe area of an airfield where aircraft may be parked and serviced, including hangars, but not including taxiways or runways.

    Synonyms: apron, ramp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe area of an airfield where aircraft may be parked and serviced, including hangars, but not including taxiways or runways.

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Translations

Finnish lentolinja
  • lentolinjaprecise movement of a photogrammetric aircraft
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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