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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

rota de voo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈʁɔtɐ dʒi ˈvu.u/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flight-route/ˈflaɪt.ruːt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A rota de voo foi aprovada pelo controle de tráfego aéreo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The course or path that an aircraft travels from its departure point to its destination.

    "The pilot adjusted the flight-route to avoid a severe thunderstorm over the mountains."
  2. 2

    A scheduled or regularly operated commercial airline connection between two cities.

    "The airline recently introduced a new direct flight-route connecting London and Tokyo."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'flight', originating from Old English 'flyht' (derived from 'flēogan' meaning to fly), and 'route', entering Middle English from Old French 'route', from Latin 'rupta (via)' meaning a broken way. Together, the compound has been used in aviation and logistics since the early 20th century to designate established paths taken by aircraft.

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