APPROACH PATH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

Synonyms:

approach; approach path; glide path; glide slope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("approach path" is a kind of...):

air lane; airway; flight path; skyway (a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another)

Holonyms ("approach path" is a part of...):

approach pattern; pattern; traffic pattern (the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport)