approach
approaching
coming | the act of drawing spatially closer to something, the hunter's approach scattered the geese |
| landing approach | the approach to a landing field by an airplane |
groundontrolled approach
GCA | aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar |
| approach approach shot | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green, he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green |
| Human Genome Project | an international study of the entire human genetic material |
scientific research
research project | research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses |
| classroom project | a school task requiring considerable effort |
pilot project
pilot program | activity planned as a test or trial, they funded a pilot project in six states |
undertaking
project
task labor | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted, he prepared for great undertakings |
| Manhattan Project | code name for the secret United States project set up in to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II |
| approach attack plan of attack | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation, his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons, an attack on inflation, his plan of attack was misguided |
water development
water project
water program | making an area of water more useful |
access
approach | a way of entering or leaving, he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge |
approach trench
communication trench | a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position |
| approach | a close approximation, the nearest approach to genius |
approach
approaching
coming | the temporal property of becoming nearer in time, the approach of winter |
project
projection | a planned undertaking |
overture
advance
approach
feeler | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others, she rejected his advances |
approach
approaching | the event of one object coming closer to another |
| Manhattan Project | a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II |
traffic pattern
approach 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 |
approach path
approach
glide path
glide slope | the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing |
housing project
public housing | a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families |
project
propose | present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc., He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism, She proposed a new theory of relativity |
project externalize
externalise | regard as objective |
| project | communicate vividly, He projected his feelings |
| approach | make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion, I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters |
| project | transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another |
project
send off | throw, send, or cast forward, project a missile |
| project cast contrive throw | put or send forth, She threw the flashlight beam into the corner, The setting sun threw long shadows, cast a spell, cast a warm light |
visualize
visualise
envision
project
fancy
see
figure
picture image | imagine, conceive of, see in one's mind, I can't see him on horseback!, I can see what will happen, I can see a risk in this strategy |
plan
project contrive design | make or work out a plan for, devise, They contrived to murder their boss, design a new sales strategy, plan an attack |
| project | draw a projection of |
| approach come near | come near in time, Winter is approaching, approaching old age |
approach
near
come on
go up draw near
draw close
come near | move towards, We were approaching our destination, They are drawing near, The enemy army came nearer and nearer |
| project | project on a screen, The images are projected onto the screen |
| project | cause to be heard, His voice projects well |
set about
go about
approach | begin to deal with, approach a task, go about a difficult problem, approach a new project |
border on
approach | come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character, This borders on discrimination!, His playing approaches that of Horowitz |
stick out protrude
jut out
jut
project | extend out or project in space, His sharp nose jutted out, A single rock sticks out from the cliff |