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flight path
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flight path
(noun)
flight path
noun
plural
flight paths
flight path
noun
plural
flight paths
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLIGHT PATH
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:
the route that an airplane, spaceship, etc., travels along through the air or space
No other planes were on their
flight path
.
a missile's
flight path
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