preflight

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ flight

Adjective

preflight (not comparable)

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

Noun

preflight (plural preflights)

  1. An inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.

Verb

preflight (third-person singular simple present preflights, present participle preflighting, simple past and past participle preflighted)

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