English noun: traffic pattern | |||
1. | traffic pattern (location) the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport | ||
Samples | The traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded. They stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted. | ||
Synonyms | approach pattern, pattern | ||
Broader (hypernym) | itinerary, path, route | ||
Part holonym | approach, approach path, glide path, glide slope | ||