Flight path
Flight path noun - The path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air.
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Synonyms for Flight path
Way and flight path are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Way" instead a noun phrase "Flight path".
Way
Way noun - The direction along which something or someone moves.
Usage example: go the same way that the school bus does
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Both terms in one sentence
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In an early episode, Zabuza throws some shuriken at Naruto, but Haku, who is standing between the two and off to the side, out of the way of the shuriken's flight path, throws needles at them and knocks them out of the air.
Source: Improbable Aiming Skills -
Just imagine the frustration if you carefully aim and fire a slowly moving torpedo at an enemy capship in Prophecy, and then, while the missile is on its way, seeing a friendly NPC fighter flying directly into its flight path.
Source: Video Game / Wing Commander
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Way and Flight path. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flight_path/way
Flight path & Way. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flight_path/way>.
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