flight line

noun

an area for the servicing and maintenance of airplanes that includes parking ramps and hangars.

flight line

an area of an airfield or airport on which aircraft, esp military aircraft, are parked and serviced

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First recorded in 1940–45

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On the flight line, under a somber gray sky, everything and everyone had a place.

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More planes are being reworked outside on the Everett flight line.

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On Dybbro’s first posting to Marfa Army Air Base in Texas, the commander refused to give women assignments on the flight line.

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They walked across the flight line feeling proud that it was their time to stand watch.

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In an interview after the flight, Branson, who watched from the flight line, called the flight “electric.”

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