TRAFFIC PATTERN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does traffic pattern mean? 

• TRAFFIC PATTERN (noun)
  The noun TRAFFIC PATTERN has 1 sense:

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRAFFIC 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 ("traffic pattern" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "traffic pattern"):

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