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 |
| 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 |
| approach | a close approximation, the nearest approach to genius |
approach
approaching
coming | the temporal property of becoming nearer in time, the approach of winter |
evaluation
valuation
rating | an appraisal of the value of something, he set a high valuation on friendship |
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 |
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 |
| valuation | assessed price, the valuation of this property is much too high |
valuation reserve
valuation account
allowance allowance account | a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets |
| 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 |