traffic pattern


noun
  1. Aeronautics. a system of courses about an airfield that aircraft are assigned to fly when taking off, landing, or preparing to land.

  2. any systematic movement of people or vehicles: The kitchen was designed to accommodate the family's traffic pattern.

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How to use traffic pattern in a sentence

  • Besides, you still haven't told us where the blazing hells you've been to create such an unusual traffic pattern.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
  • He'd had to wait several minutes in the traffic pattern before being given clearance for anchoring.

    Anchorite | Randall Garrett
  • The speed rose to eighty and steadied as the car settled into its place in the traffic pattern.

    Mother America | Sam McClatchie
  • Nothin' to do but watch for people breakin' traffic pattern.

    Anything You Can Do ... | Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for traffic pattern

traffic pattern

noun
  1. a pattern of permitted lanes in the air around an airport to which an aircraft is restricted

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