preflightv.
/ˌpriːˈflʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈpriˈflaɪt/ Aeronautics (originally and chiefly U.S.).
transitive. To prepare (an aircraft) for a flight.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > construction and servicing aircraft or spacecraft > construct and service aircraft or spacecraft [verb (transitive)] > prepare for flight
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1944 Fitchburg (Mass.) Sentinel 23 May 1/3 He pre-flights the plane to make sure that it is ready for take-off.
1976 B. Lecomber Dead Weight vi. 75 Simon..did want a flying lesson... I told him to pre-flight the Cherokee.
1994 T. Clancy Debt of Honor xlvi. 753 He took his time preflighting the airliner, checking visually for fluid leaks, loose rivets, bad tires, any manner of irregularity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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