flight deck
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5.8
- noun
- /flaɪt dɛk/
:
cubierta de vuelo
- They're headed towards the flight deck.
- carrier flight deck
- aircraft on the flight deck
- flight deck crew
And so it's so, I mean this it's, it's so dramatic because I walk out and then I go to the flight deck and all you see is the ocean.
- And so it's so, I mean this it's, it's so dramatic because I walk out and then I go to the flight deck and all you see is the ocean.
Examples
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The view out the windshield remains that of a Navy pilot looking down the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
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You've got four planes up on the flight deck.
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- We gotta get to the flight deck.
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Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon from the flight deck.
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Head to the flight deck.
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Clear the flight deck to start engines.
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All crews, report to the flight deck.
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From the flight deck this is Captain Glen Ross.
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Captain Steele, please return to the flight deck, immediately.
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The crew walks the length of the flight deck, looking for anything that isn't tied down.
Synonyms
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5.8
The upper deck of a large ship that lets airplanes take off and land
Surface Forms
Morphology
flight + deck
The meaning 'upper deck of an aircraft carrier used as a runway' is directly derivable from combining 'flight' (relating to flying or aircraft) with 'deck' (a flat platform on a ship). This compositional ship+aircraft logic is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Flight deck is a compound name that paints a clear picture: flight (planes) and deck (the flat top of a ship). Ships were given a long, flat top so planes could 'take off' and 'land', so the phrase now means the top deck used as a 'runway' for aircraft.