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traffic pattern — ☆ traffic pattern n. a pattern of flight in the air above or around an airport normally followed by aircraft before landing or after taking off … English World dictionary
traffic pattern — The traffic flow that is prescribed for aircraft landing at, taxiing on, and taking off from an airport. The usual components of a traffic pattern are upwind leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base leg, and final approach … Military dictionary
traffic pattern — noun 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 • Syn: ↑approach pattern, ↑pattern • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
traffic pattern — The regulated movement of air traffic that must fly along an established route when approaching or leaving an airport. Airplanes fly very precise rectangular patterns around an airport prior to landing. Each side of the rectangle has a name. The… … Aviation dictionary
Airfield traffic pattern — An airfield traffic pattern is a standard path followed by aircraft when taking off or landing, while maintaining visual contact with the airfield. At an airport, the pattern (or circuit in the Commonwealth) is a standard path for coordinating… … Wikipedia
Pattern — Pat tern, n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. See {Patron}.] 1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pattern box — Pattern Pat tern, n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. See {Patron}.] 1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pattern card — Pattern Pat tern, n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. See {Patron}.] 1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pattern chain — Pattern Pat tern, n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. See {Patron}.] 1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pattern cylinder — Pattern Pat tern, n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. See {Patron}.] 1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
