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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually circular pattern flown by aircraft awaiting clearance to land at an airport.
- noun Informal A state of waiting or delay; a static situation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A path taken by an
aircraft waiting to land. - noun idiomatic Any failure to
advance ; useless or unproductive activity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state of inaction with no progress and no change
- noun the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
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