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flight control

flight con·trol
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt kuh n-trohl]
    • /flaɪt kənˈtroʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt kuh n-trohl]
    • /flaɪt kənˈtroʊl/

Definitions of flight control words

  • noun flight control the direction of airplane movements, especially takeoffs and landings, by messages from the ground. 1
  • noun flight control the system by which this direction is done. 1
  • noun flight control the office from which this direction is done. 1
  • noun flight control the system by which the pilot of an airplane controls the movement of the airplane. 1
  • noun flight control control of airborne aircraft by means of messages sent from a ground station to the pilot 0
  • noun flight control one of the movable surfaces on an aircraft that enable it to be controlled in flight 0

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Origin of flight control

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Flight control

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flight control popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

flight control usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for flight control

noun flight control

  • atc — air-traffic control

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