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preflight

4.4

Relating to checks done before a plane takes off

adjective
/ˈpriːflaɪt/

Specialized

: previo al vuelo

The pilot completed all the necessary preflight checks to ensure the aircraft was ready for takeoff.

Examples

To avoid any issues, the technician conducted a thorough preflight inspection of the aircraft's systems.
So a little extra time preflight is definitely worth it.
A quick start guide with the assembly, preflight and most of the in flight instructions.
So that's where that's where the, you know, this, this ground testing, preflight testing becomes very important.
Before the flight, the crew went through a preflight checklist to guarantee the safety of the passengers.

How Ready

flightworthy

Specialized

1 6.5

launchable

Specialized

4.0

preflight

Specialized

4.4

untested

28 4.6

unfit

51 3.7

Surface Forms

preflight positive

Morphology

preflight = flight (transparent) = pre + flight

The prefix 'pre-' straightforwardly means 'before', so the adjective means relating to what happens before a flight.

Etymology

Preflight comes from pre- meaning 'before' and flight meaning 'a trip by air'. So something described as preflight is done before a plane takes off to check safety.