go-a·round

(gō′ə-round′)

1. An argument; a go-round.

2. An evasive excuse; a runaround.

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Noun

go-around - an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

overshoot, wave-off

landing approach - the approach to a landing field by an airplane

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