flight deck
noun
1
: the uppermost complete deck of an aircraft carrier
2
: the forward compartment in some airplanes
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The Imperial Valley Master Chorale will sing on the flight deck at noon on May 24.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
The first officer on a flight operated by German airline Lufthansa lost consciousness for about 10 minutes while the captain was away from the flight deck, leaving the plane to fly itself.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Neither did the Midway’s air boss, who ran flight deck operations.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Thousands of Vietnam War veterans and Vietnamese-Americans flooded the USS Midway’s flight deck Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the war’s end — and the daring rescues that came with it.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
The first officer on a flight operated by German airline Lufthansa lost consciousness for about 10 minutes while the captain was away from the flight deck, leaving the plane to fly itself.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Neither did the Midway’s air boss, who ran flight deck operations.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Thousands of Vietnam War veterans and Vietnamese-Americans flooded the USS Midway’s flight deck Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the war’s end — and the daring rescues that came with it.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Flight deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20deck. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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