Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An argument; a go-round.
- noun An evasive excuse; a runaround.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (aeronautics) A landing approach that fails and gives way to another attempt.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun aviation An abort of a
final approach where the pilot circles the airport to make another attempt at landing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
- verb go around the flank of (an opposing army)
- verb be sufficient
- verb avoid something unpleasant or laborious
- verb become widely known and passed on
- verb turn on or around an axis or a center
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Examples
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Unnerving though the experience might be for passengers such as Cooley and Gutner, controllers see what they call a "go-around" as a fairly routine safety procedure that keeps planes out of greater trouble.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com 2010
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The four astronauts feel the extra burden of putting "the best possible face forward for the last go-around of this," as Ferguson describes it.
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New York astrologer Shelley Ackerman made an excellent point on Fox News in reminding us that during this go-around, the story was fueled by the social networking sites, which caused it to spread like wildfire.
New Zodiac Sign: Astrology Makeover or Misinformation? Virginia Bell 2011
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Could provide just enough aloof mystery to fuel another go-around.
Greg Archer: Charlie's Angels: Seven Charlie Voices to Consider Greg Archer 2011
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The COP-17 meeting—so named by the United Nations bureaucracy to indicate that this is the 17th go-around—was supposed to come up with a successor to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which expires next year.
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The four astronauts feel the extra burden of putting "the best possible face forward for the last go-around of this," as Ferguson describes it.
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[*: Though obviously they don't do so in front of the parents!] [†: Since dueling anecdotes should never impress anyone, perhaps it would be better for readers to check what the American Academy of Pediatrics had to say last go-around.]
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But this go-around may be different, as Mr. McGraw has acknowledged.
For McGraw-Hill CEO, the Test of a Lifetime Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 2011
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Both desserts get weak remarks the first go-around, prompting Richard to tweak his ice cream for the second group of judges.
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Hatch championed the D.C. voting bill as recently as last year when it passed the Senate, but not this go-around.
Think Progress » Sen. Hatch Vows To Filibuster DC Voting Rights Bill 2010
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