"flight line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flight lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flight line (plural flight lines)
  1. (aviation) The precise movement of a civil photogrammetric aircraft along a predetermined course at a predetermined altitude during the actual photographic run. Translations (precise movement of a photogrammetric aircraft): lentolinja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-flight_line-en-noun-p57ox4iD Categories (other): Aviation, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'precise movement of a photogrammetric aircraft': 84 16
  2. (aviation) The area of an airfield where aircraft may be parked and serviced, including hangars, but not including taxiways or runways. Synonyms: apron, ramp
    Sense id: en-flight_line-en-noun-55SDr6c4 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: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 57 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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