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Definition of Approach pattern
1. Noun. The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport. "They stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted"
Exact synonyms: Pattern, Traffic Pattern
Terms within: Approach, Approach Path, Glide Path, Glide Slope
Generic synonyms: Itinerary, Path, Route
Derivative terms: Pattern
Terms within: Approach, Approach Path, Glide Path, Glide Slope
Generic synonyms: Itinerary, Path, Route
Derivative terms: Pattern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Approach Pattern
Literary usage of Approach pattern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"The pilots pulled it out, though, and they followed through with their approach
pattern, going right straight ahead toward the landing zone. ..."
2. Vostok Station: Point of Impactby Plowright, Kerry by Plowright, Kerry (2005)
"Hamilton felt the aircraft bank after many mind-numbing hours of flying straight,
in what was obviously an approach pattern. On the flight deck the crew was ..."
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