"flight level" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flight levels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flight level (plural flight levels)
  1. Any of several internationally agreed standard altitudes that are based on atmospheric pressure rather than on true height
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  2. (aviation) a pressure altitude measured in terms of hundreds of feet above sea level (ie. flight level 120 (FL120) is 12,000 ft. ASL) Derived forms: FL Translations (standard altitude): lentopinta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-flight_level-en-noun-V5zSJZ6U Categories (other): Aviation, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'standard altitude': 38 62

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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