maiden flight
English
Attribution of maiden (hitherto unused) to flight (instance of flying).
Noun
maiden flight (plural maiden flights)
- 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.
Hypernyms
Translations
the first flight of an airplane
|
See also
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.