flare pathn.
/ˈflɛː pɑːθ/, /ˈflɛː paθ/, U.S. /ˈflɛr ˌpæθ/ Aeronautics.
A line of lights on an airfield or elsewhere to guide aircraft in taking off or coming in to land; an illuminated runway.
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society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > navigation of course of aircraft > [noun] > light for guidance of aircraft
traffic light1912
beacon1918
flare path1919
airway beacon1926
obstruction light1934
marker1936
fixed light1960
1919 R. H. Reece Night Bombing with Bedouins 56 The answer received, the machine taxies..turns, hurtles down the flare-path and leaves the ground.
1936 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 40 91 On a fine clear night the flare path is visible for about 50 miles.
1942 T. Rattigan (title) Flare path.
1942 R. Hillary Last Enemy (1943) ii. 46 Across about a hundred yards from us lay the flare path, a straight line of dimly glowing light.
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