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APPROACH PATTERN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does approach pattern mean? 

APPROACH PATTERN (noun)
  The noun APPROACH PATTERN has 1 sense:

1. the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airportplay

  Familiarity information: APPROACH PATTERN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APPROACH PATTERN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

approach pattern; pattern; traffic pattern

Context example:

they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted

Hypernyms ("approach pattern" is a kind of...):

itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)

Meronyms (parts of "approach pattern"):

approach; approach path; glide path; glide slope (the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing)


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