approach pattern

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Noun

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approach pattern - the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" traffic pattern, pattern approach path, glide path, glide slope, approach - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing itinerary, route, path - an established line of travel or access