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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Occurring, carried out, or present while in flight.
  • adjective Provided or offered during a flight.

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  • adjective occurring, provided or for use during a flight

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Examples

  • Book now with Astral Airlines to receive the introductory travel package that includes aisle seating, space for one carry-on, in-flight holiday music every December, and liquid water for purchase in 12-ounce plastic bottles.

    Patricia Draznin: GJ 581g: Cool Planets Are Hard to Find Patricia Draznin 2010

  • Now, "runway events are much more likely to pose a major hazard than in-flight problems," he said.

    The New Frontier in Air Safety Andy Pasztor 2011

  • The firm also provides jet fuel for a fleet of C-135 aero-tankers that perform more than a third of all in-flight refueling operations over Afghanistan.

    Kyrgyz contracts fly under the radar Andrew Higgins 2010

  • Yet Team B was firmly convinced that it ought to be treated as a long-range bomber capable of damaging the U.S. since it had an in-flight refueling capability.

    Matthew Yglesias » Cold War Hawks and the Soviet Economy 2010

  • The firm also provides jet fuel for a fleet of C-135 aero-tankers that perform more than a third of all in-flight refueling operations over Afghanistan.

    Kyrgyz contracts fly under the radar Andrew Higgins 2010

  • The firm also provides jet fuel for a fleet of C-135 aero-tankers that perform more than a third of all in-flight refueling operations over Afghanistan.

    Kyrgyzstan deals cloaked in mystery Andrew Higgins 2010

  • He said user rates are low, but customers will come to expect the service, and Internet access will open up other forms of in-flight entertainment.

    Will Southwest Airlines Take Over Atlanta? AP 2010

  • The “worldview” of libertarianism suggested, back in the early 1970s, that if you got the government out of the business of setting all airline ticket prices and composing all in-flight menus, then just maybe Americans who were not rich could soon enjoy air travel.

    Liberal Mask Slipping Watch, Libertarian Edition. | RedState 2010

  • He said user rates are low, but customers will come to expect the service, and Internet access will open up other forms of in-flight entertainment.

    Will Southwest Airlines Take Over Atlanta? AP 2010

  • The firm also provides jet fuel for a fleet of C-135 aero-tankers that perform more than a third of all in-flight refueling operations over Afghanistan.

    Kyrgyz contracts fly under the radar Andrew Higgins 2010

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