GLIDE SLOPE
Dictionary entry overview: What does glide slope mean? • GLIDE SLOPE (noun)
The noun GLIDE SLOPE has 1 sense:
1. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
Familiarity information: GLIDE SLOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GLIDE SLOPE (noun)
Meaning:
The final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
approach path; glide path; glide slope; approach
Hypernyms ("glide slope" is a kind of...):
air lane; airway; flight path; skyway (a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another)
Holonyms ("glide slope" is a part of...):
approach pattern; pattern; traffic pattern (the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport)
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