Above
Above adverb - To or in a higher place.
In flight
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Similar to the Remote Mine example above, Mega Man X2's Magnet Mine can be steered up or down while in flight.
Source: Player-Guided Missile - For all that she's rightfully regarded as the series dumb ass, she shows the near-unique ability to destroy enemy projectiles in flight without using a spellcardnote Only above-mentioned Youmu has shown a similar skill, in a much more restricted way.
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Then there's the KC-10 that the bad guys use to board the C-5 in flight, by sliding down the inside of the refueling boom and cutting through the fuselage above the crew rest compartment.
Source: Just Plane Wrong
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In flight and Above. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/above/in_flight
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In flight or Above. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/above/in_flight.
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