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Afrikaans
Etymology
Either a calque of English flight deck or borrowed from Dutch vliegdek. Equivalent to vlieg + dek.
Noun
vliegdek (plural vliegdekke)
- flight deck, e.g. of an aircraft carrier
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From vliegen + dek, possibly a calque of English flight deck.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvliɣ.dɛk/
- Hyphenation: vlieg‧dek
Noun
vliegdek n (plural vliegdekken, diminutive vliegdekje n)
- flight deck, e.g. of an aircraft carrier
De piloten staan klaar op het vliegdek om hun vliegtuigen te laten opstijgen.- The pilots are ready on the flight deck to launch their airplanes.
Het vliegdekje van het vliegdekschip is uitgerust met geavanceerde apparatuur voor vliegoperaties.- The flight deck of the aircraft carrier is equipped with advanced equipment for flight operations.
Tijdens de landing moeten de vliegtuigen veilig landen op het bewegende vliegdek.- During landing, the airplanes must safely land on the moving flight deck.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Afrikaans: vliegdek (possibly from English)