traffic pattern

English Thesaurus

1. the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport (noun.location)

hypernym	:	itinerary, path, route,
definition	:	an established line of travel or access (noun.location)

part holonym	:	approach, approach path, glide path, glide slope,
definition	:	the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing (noun.location)

derivation	:	pattern,
definition	:	form a pattern (verb.stative)

derivation	:	pattern,
definition	:	form a pattern (verb.stative)