📖 Definitions of "Holding pattern"
noun
- 1
A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.
- 2
Any failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity.
"This project is in a holding pattern until all the parts arrive."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Holding pattern"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| flow controlnoun | (networking) The management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver. |
| glide pathnoun | (figuratively, by extension) A course that leads smoothly to a particular outcome. |
| approachnoun | (also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near. |
| glidepathnoun | Alternative form of glide path. [(aviation) The path of an aircraft as it lands under low power; especially, such a path advised to a pilot by radar assistance from the ground.] |
| airwaynoun | (aviation) A flight path used by aeroplanes. |
| flight pathnoun | An airway, the predefined route of travel for an aircraft or spacecraft. |
| flightpathnoun | Alternative spelling of flight path. [A trajectory, the traveled path of a projectile, rocket or aircraft through the air.] |
| autolandingnoun | (aviation, uncountable) The process and procedure of autolanding, the action of to autoland. |
| airstopnoun | (aviation) A designated landing site for helicopters. |
| balked landingnoun | (aviation) A go-around initiated after the aircraft has already touched down on the runway. |
| happy landingsnoun | (travel, especially aviation) Successful arrivals on land (by air or water), without any untoward incidents. |
| autolandnoun | (aviation) A system which automatically lands a plane under autopilot |
| runwaynoun | (aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from. |
| air lanenoun | A designated route used by commercial aircraft when flying from one airport to another. |
| trapnoun | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| movementnoun | Physical motion between points in space. |
| taxiingverb | (aviation) The movement of aircraft on the ground in readiness for takeoff or after landing. |
| flightnoun | The act of flying. |
| touch-and-go landingnoun | (aviation) A landing on a runway immediately followed by a takeoff without an intervening full stop. |
| loiter timenoun | (aviation) The length of time a military aircraft can remain over a target, taking fuel endurance into account. |
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