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maiden flight en · NOUN

Etymology

See maiden (adjective).

Meanings

  1. The first flight of an airplane or other airborne vehicle, usually used to test or demonstrate the functions of the systems.
    • The manufacturer's CEO was confident enough to ride as a passenger on the airship's maiden flight.

Forms

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maiden flights Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

flight

Relateds

test pilot · maiden voyage

Translations (8)

ja 初飛行 (the first flight of an airplane) · es vuelo primerizo (the first flight of an airplane) · fi ensilento (the first flight of an airplane) · cmn 首飛 /首飞 (the first flight of an airplane) · es vuelo inaugural (the first flight of an airplane) · de Jungfernflug (the first flight of an airplane) · pl dziewiczy lot (the first flight of an airplane) · ru пе́рвый полёт (the first flight of an airplane)