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Definition of preflight - 2 dictionary results

pre⋅flight

  [pree-flahyt]
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–adjective
1. occurring or done before a flight: a preflight briefing of the plane's crew.
–noun
2. a preflight briefing or a ground check, as of an airplane.
Origin:
1920–25; pre- + flight 1
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pre·flight   (prē'flīt')   
adj.  Preparing for or occurring before flight.
tr.v.   pre·flight·ed, pre·flight·ing, pre·flights
To check (an aircraft) for airworthiness before flight.
pre'flight' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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