flight deck

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ˈflight ˌdeck, n. [countable]

1. Nautical, Military, Naval Terms the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, designed as a runway.
2. Aeronautics a compartment in certain aircraft containing the instruments and controls.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

flight′ deck′, 

1. Nautical, Naval Terms [Navy.] the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, constructed and equipped for the landing andtakeoff of aircraft.
2. Aeronautics (in certain aircraft) an elevated compartment containing the instruments and controls used by the pilot, copilot, and flight engineer to operate the aircraft.
• 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

flight deck noun

1. the crew compartment in an airliner
   Compare cockpit1
2. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier from which aircraft take off and on which they land