Definition of Flight engineer

1. Noun. The flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight.

Generic synonyms: Aircrewman

Definition of Flight engineer

1. Noun. A member of the flight crew in aircraft who monitors and operates all aircraft systems. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flight Engineer

flies the coop
flies the nest
fliest
flieth
flight
flight-shot
flight-shots
flight attendant
flight attendants
flight blindness
flight ceiling
flight control
flight crew
flight data recorder
flight deck
flight engineer (current term)
flight feather
flight feathers
flight indicator
flight into disease
flight into health
flight level
flight lieutenant
flight line
flight lines
flight maneuver
flight mode
flight nurse
flight of fancy
flight of ideas

Literary usage of Flight engineer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Defense Vaccines: Force Protection Or False Security? edited by Dan Burton (2001)
"Staff sergeant, active duty C-5 flight engineer, after the fourth vaccine ... Tech sergeant, active duty flight engineer, has been grounded for 8 months ..."

2. The Enlisted Experience: A Conversation with the Chief Master Sergeants of edited by Janet R. Bednarek (1998)
"Chief Barnes completed on-the-job training there as a flight engineer and subsequently served as both a flight engineer and a hydraulic specialist. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Flight engineer on Dictionary.com!Search for Flight engineer on Thesaurus.com!Search for Flight engineer on Google!Search for Flight engineer on Wikipedia!

Search