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单词 holding pattern
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈhold•ing ˌpat•tern, n. [countable]
  1. Aeronauticsa traffic course flown by aircraft at a specified location until cleared for landing.
  2. a condition of suspended activity:We're in a holding pattern until we get a new director.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hold′ing pat′tern, 
    1. Aeronauticsa traffic pattern for aircraft at a specified location (hold′ing point′) where they are ordered to remain until permitted to land or proceed.
    2. a state or period in which no progress or change is made or planned.
    • 1950–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
holding pattern n
  1. the oval or circular path of an aircraft flying around an airport awaiting permission to land
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