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Glide slope

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n.1.(Aeronautics) the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing strip; also called glide path.
2.The path indicated by a radio beacon as the proper path for an airplane to use in approaching a landing strip.
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Noun1.Glide slopeglide slope - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
approach path, glide path, approach
air lane, skyway, airway, flight path - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
approach pattern, traffic pattern, 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"
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