preflight

== English == === Etymology === From pre- + flight. === Adjective === preflight (not comparable) Taking place before the start of a flight. (computing) Serving to confirm that requests can be accepted, before sending an actual request. === Noun === preflight (plural preflights) An inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight. (gymnastics) The portion of the movement after launching from the springboard but before pushing off the vault. === Verb === preflight (third-person singular simple present preflights, present participle preflighting, simple past and past participle preflighted) To perform an inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight. === See also === foreflight