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 |
way path way of life | a course of conduct, the path of virtue, we went our separate ways, our paths in life led us apart, genius usually follows a revolutionary path |
primrose path | a life of ease and pleasure |
line of least resistance path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
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 |
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 |
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 |
bridle path bridle road | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
flare path | an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing |
path | a way especially designed for a particular use |
towpath towing path | a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats |
approach | a close approximation, the nearest approach to genius |
approach approaching coming | the temporal property of becoming nearer in time, the approach of winter |
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 |
Shining Path Sendero Luminoso SL | a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru, is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world, seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime, is involved in the cocaine trade, Shining Path has been responsible for , deaths |
air lane flight path airway skyway | a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another |
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 |
flight path | the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air |
approach path approach glide path glide slope | the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing |
path route itinerary | an established line of travel or access |
path track course | a line or route along which something travels or moves, the hurricane demolished houses in its path, the track of an animal, the course of the river |
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 |
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 |
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 |