preflight
Meanings
adj
- Taking place before the start of a flight.
- Serving to confirm that requests can be accepted, before sending an actual request.
noun
- An inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.
- The portion of the movement after launching from the springboard but before pushing off the vault.
verb
- To perform an inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.
Word forms
Etymology
From pre- + flight.
Related words
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