FLIGHT PATH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another

Synonyms:

air lane; airway; flight path; skyway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("flight path" is a kind of...):

itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flight path"):

approach; approach path; glide path; glide slope (the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing)

holding pattern (the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land)

Meaning:

The path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("flight path" is a kind of...):

itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)