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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The precise route taken or due to be taken through the air by an aircraft or spacecraft.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The traveled path of a projectile, rocket or aircraft through the air.
  2. n. A predefined route of travel for an aircraft or spacecraft.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air
  2. n. a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another

Examples

  • “The scant undergrowth and lack of low branches kept a relatively clear line-of-sight for them down on the ground, and a clear flight path for the birds.”

    Fictionaut: Elephant in the City

  • ““When the SLA panels were ejected,” Neil explains, “they had a very slight outward relative velocity, but their velocity along the flight path was essentially identical to that of the CSM-LM combination.”

    Simon & Schuster: First Man

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  1. route
  1. path
  1. itinerary

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  1. holding pattern
  2. pattern
  1. break
  2. spiral
  1. maneuver
  2. shot
  1. hunt
  2. loop
  1. guided missile
  2. tracer
  1. trajectory

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