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preflight

The English word “preflight” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Taking place before the start of a flight.
  2. Serving to confirm that requests can be accepted, before sending an actual request.

noun

  1. An inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.
  2. The portion of the movement after launching from the springboard but before pushing off the vault.

verb

  1. To perform an inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.

Etymology

From pre- + flight.

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