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[syn: approach path, approach, glide path, glide slope]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glide path \Glide path\, n. (Aeronautics)
the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing strip;
also called glide slope.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glide slope \Glide slope\, n. (Aeronautics)
1. the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing
strip; also called glide path.
[PJC]
2. The path indicated by a radio beacon as the proper path
for an airplane to use in approaching a landing strip.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
glide slope
n 1: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
[syn: approach path, approach, glide path, glide
slope]